61.   Poor apparel sales continue to baffle the experts.

62.   Rather than close the firm, his scissors were passed to a rising star in the field, Alberta Ferretti, and sales have continued to rise.

63.   Retail sales continued to climb in July, providing further evidence that consumers are sparking a new round of growth after a spring spending lull.

64.   Retail sales continued to climb last month as price discounting bolstered demand for autos.

65.   Retail sales continued to climb last month as price discounting bolstered demand for autos..

66.   Retail sales have continued to be sluggish.

67.   Retail shares led the advance in stocks on expectations sales will continue to expand.

68.   Retailers, meantime, are ordering fewer basketball shoes because they bought too many in the spring thinking that sales would continue to pick up.

69.   Roach said the improvements could help profit from operations at Computer City for the year if sales continue to be strong as the important holiday season approaches.

70.   Reseach company Gartner Dataquest said it expects PC sales will continue to suffer, for instance, because of consumer nervousness.