11.   Also weighing on hog prices is that retailers are will start to reduce pork orders after featuring pork during October, which is National Pork Month.

12.   Also relatively quick to go on line were such retailers as the Gap and L.L. Bean, which compete with their own stores and catalogs.

13.   Among advancers were retailers Grupo Elektra SA and Controladora Comercial Mexicana SA.

14.   Among falling shares was discount retailer Daiei Inc.

15.   Among falling shares was discount retailer Daiei.

16.   Analysts and investors had hoped the retailer would be able to get rid of the merchandise this past weekend after it was marked down in price.

17.   Analysts also remain optimistic that retailers were in a strong position for the rest of the year, including the all-important back-to-school and holiday seasons.

18.   And retailers are always susceptible to fluctuations in the economy.

19.   And retailers are anxious to move the computers off the shelves into your home.

20.   And the retailer may be an honest outfit swamped by Christmas orders.