11.   Amazon did not break out sales for consumer electronics or for home improvement items, its newest area.

12.   Amazon has already moved far from its beginnings as a bookseller, having added music, videos, toys and consumer electronics.

13.   Americans have begun a whirlwind romance with small-dish TV, the fastest-starting product in the history of consumer electronics.

14.   Amazon, for example, now sells CDs, videos, toys, games and consumer electronics as well as books.

15.   Among the survivors is Roxy.com, a Malborough online seller of consumer electronics, though it has been forced to slash expenses.

16.   Analysts said Radio Shack would have the most extensive national network focused only on consumer electronics.

17.   Analysts say that Sony Corp., Panasonic, and other makers of consumer electronics are going to face formidable competition from computer makers such as Compaq in coming years.

18.   And as those Asian giants did, Konka is counting on taking a great leap forward in consumer electronics through technology.

19.   And for Sony, its role as a leader in consumer electronics, an industry it virtually invented, is at stake.

20.   And just this week, online giant Amazon.com opened a new store to sell consumer electronics.