1.   Although many electronics retailers are reporting lagging sales this year, analysts said Apple picked the right time to enter the market.

2.   - The slump in computer technology that has led to layoffs and cutbacks at chip plants in Arizona summons an image of lagging sales of personal computers.

3.   Also, the introduction of Crest Gum Care toothpaste should bolster lagging toothpaste sales.

4.   But to cut back on what kids were throwing out, and to help offset lagging cafeteria sales, the state loosened the federal rules to allow more choices.

5.   Explanations for lagging sales of the ulcer cures vary.

6.   Glaxo attributed its poor performance in the United States to lagging sales of Imitrex, its migraine treatment, and Zyban, its pill for smoking cessation.

7.   GM is counting on those models to boost lagging car sales.

8.   GM is counting on those models to boost lagging car sales and analysts have said the Malibu has a shot at doing well.

9.   He also is reinvesting in the Sharper Image, which has had lagging sales for the past five months, and is developing an online catalog.

10.   It warned of unexpectedly low fourth-quarter earnings because of lagging sales of its computer networking software.