21.   If this turns into a really terrific selling season, some of the best models will be in short supply after Christmas.

22.   In light of the earnings loss, management has forecasted more conservatively for the fall selling season.

23.   In short, they identified opportunities and prepared for conditions that could transform a traditionally weak selling season into a strong one for them.

24.   Instead of snapping up retail bonds as prices have slumped, investors are waiting to see which companies best weather the crucial selling season.

25.   It had an impact because there was no selling season.

26.   It said it will have no problem meeting its obligations during the heavy Christmas selling season.

27.   It still plans to have no net debt by year-end as inventory falls after the Christmas selling season, he said.

28.   Last week, well before the fall selling season, animal prints were arriving in the stores.

29.   Like other dot-com executives, Lenk has discovered that the bar is much higher this holiday selling season for eToys, which is based in Santa Monica, Calif.

30.   Like most retailers, it gets paid immediately by customers over the holiday selling season, but has several months to pay its vendors.