11.   Blockbuster Video is beginning to overcome margin pressures it has suffered in the past few quarters because of competition from large retailers like Wal-Mart Corp.

12.   A broad range of large retailers are expected to carry DSS, starting with its formal North Texas launch this weekend.

13.   Already, many large retailers are seeking special permits that would exempt them from current land-use restrictions.

14.   But even large retailers with extensive experience in managing inventories and shipping orders say the last-minute holiday crowds on the Web can be daunting.

15.   But the major events that point to the future are the openings of new industrial plants or large retailers.

16.   Carter Hawley Hale, the large West Coast retailer, required workers who chose to set up retirement accounts to put the money into company stock.

17.   City officials say they can create more jobs and generate higher tax revenues by attracting large retailers.

18.   Elsewhere, there are signs spending is flagging, particularly at department stores and other large retailers.

19.   Emeryville already has such large retailers as Home Depot, Office Max and Circuit City.

20.   Federal labor officials later notified more than a dozen large retailers that goods from the plant may have ended up in their stores.