21.   It is also something of a risk, because the sanctions are bound to be opposed by American clothing retailers.

22.   Many American retailers suffer from one or two of the problems that plague Montgomery Ward Holding Corp. Few suffer them all.

23.   Mikli is showing the collection to American retailers this week.

24.   Misawa is the kind of customer lusted after by American retailers like L.L. Bean and The Gap, which have both opened stores in Japan.

25.   Now, virtually all the terra-cotta pottery found at big American retailers like Home Depot and Wal-Mart originates in Deroma kilns.

26.   Orders for equipment are in limbo as American retailers such as Wal-Mart put expansion plans in Mexico on hold.

27.   Scher said his office considered comments from American retailers and the effect on American consumers in compiling the list of foods subject to the tariffs.

28.   Several American retailers are skipping London because they must remain in New York to write orders after the American shows wind up on Friday.

29.   Some American retailers have talked of using the Internet as a way to sell globally without opening stores overseas.

30.   So over the last decade, American retailers have moved into Britain and, increasingly, are taking the leap to the Continent.