31.   Juppe added that it would no longer be possible for a large retailer to unilaterally stop doing business with a supplier without prior notification.

32.   Large retailers have been faring well.

33.   Large retailers have had a more problematic experience with the Web.

34.   Large U.S. retailers will report November sales in early December.

35.   Many large retailers said sales were strong on Friday, spurred by widespread promotions such as extended hours and special sales.

36.   Meanwhile, large national retailers are eager to go where the money is.

37.   Meanwhile, cheaper Asian fleece producers began suppling large retailers like Gap Inc.

38.   Most large national retailers attributed the sales declines to the Easter holiday, which falls in April this year rather than March.

39.   Ms. Rusmiati is among hundreds of young village women from across Java who work at the factory, which makes clothes for large U.S. retailers like the Gap.

40.   No word yet on whether some large record retailer has taken similar umbrage over the boast of CDnow.