11.   Investors snapped up shares in companies like Saks Holdings, the upscale retailer, and Open Market, an Internet outfit specializing in electronic transactions.

12.   Landing the upscale retailer was a key boost for downtown Portland.

13.   Saks is considering a plan to wrest control of the upscale retailer from the Pressman family.

14.   Same for the upscale retailer Halls, which has been outsourcing mailing duties for a number of years.

15.   Sales gains were across the board, bucking expectations that discounters and upscale retailers would significantly outdo their competition.

16.   The other type of luxury site is a loosely knit front for a dozen or more upscale retailers.

17.   The records would help Saks and Isetan decide whether to proceed with a plan announced Tuesday that would give Saks control of the New York-based upscale retailer.

18.   The stock prices of several upscale retailers fell sharply Monday as investors apparently feared that fourth-quarter results would be disappointing for some high-end merchants.

19.   The upscale retailer, which entered bankruptcy proceedings last year, received court approval for the delay today.

20.   The upscale retailer already received two exclusivity extensions from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Garrity.