71. In addition to the soft holiday season, he said, superstore chains are expanding into markets where sales volume is lower and sales patterns are harder to predict. 72. In Brazil Van Melle suffered from declining margins, although sales volume increased. 73. In almost every sector of the economy, industry groups now spend weeks collecting aggregated data on prices and sales volumes. 74. In October, Archer Daniels Midland pleaded guilty to its role in two international conspiracies to fix prices and sales volumes in the lysine and citric acid markets. 75. In terms of sales volume, however, Restoration Hardware has further to go. 76. In the first quarter, IBM said, inventory held by its dealers fell by four weeks of sales volume. 77. In October, Decatur, Illinois-based Archer Daniels Midland pleaded guilty to fixing prices and sales volumes in the lysine and citric acid markets. 78. Increased company sales volumes in Europe helped earnings somewhat. 79. Increased sales volumes in Latin America and the U.K. also lifted earnings. 80. Increased sales volumes in Latin America and the U.K. also lifted the results. |