71.   Companies that are expected to increase sales as a rise in consumer spending accompanies higher economic activity were among the biggest gainers.

72.   Competitors are also increasing their sales through acquisitions.

73.   Continental has kept down costs, increased sales and restructured its debt.

74.   Corporations that agree to pay a royalty to charities in return for using their name have found that it increases sales.

75.   Davis said his firm is accumulating shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Citicorp because of their long record of increasing sales and expanding into new markets.

76.   De Long said some insurers intentionally underpriced their policies to increase sales and build market share.

77.   Demand for traditional copiers is waning, so to increase sales, Xerox must take business away from competitors, he said.

78.   Dell is trying to rapidly increase sales of more profitable servers and storage products, along with peripheral products and services to decrease its reliance on desktop computers.

79.   Demand for PCs was so high in the most recent quarter that Dell decided it could cut prices, increasing its sales, without hurting profit.

80.   Despite the difficulties, U.S. companies are slowly increasing their sales in Japan.