101.   Its same-store sales have risen every month since August.

102.   Kmart Corp. was the most active stock in U.S. trading a day after a report showed that U.S. retail sales rose last week from year-earlier levels.

103.   Life insurance sales are rising at a slower pace than annuity sales.

104.   Makers of household appliances expect sales to rise.

105.   May sales rose at retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

106.   May Department Stores turned in a strong performance after two retailing industry data services said retail sales rose last week.

107.   Meanwhile, the Toyota Motor Corp. said that its January sales rose strongly.

108.   Microsoft said it was able to keep costs down as sales rose, though.

109.   Nabisco recently won new affection from Wall Street as sales rose for the first time in many months.

110.   Nationwide department sales have been rising steadily since last November after department stores suffered sales decline for more than three years.