1.   Northeasters and snow storms hurt most retailers, but the weather actually helped Sears.

2.   The good weather helped to make the occasion a resounding success.

3.   And the cold weather has actually helped contain the danger.

4.   Bad weather helped business at the Blockbuster video store in nearby Northridge as customers came in early to rent popular movies before they were gone.

5.   But the astonishingly good weather this winter helped.

6.   Coliseum groundskeeper Clay Wood said the weather helped.

7.   Cold weather up north helped trendy Miami Beach to bounce back over the holiday season, with most hotels reporting near-capacity bookings.

8.   Cooler weather helped sales of fall clothing.

9.   Cooler weather eventually helped sales of fall clothing.

10.   Good weather probably helped the situation, he noted.