71.   Specialty apparel retailers, such as AnnTaylor Stores Corp., Limited Inc. and Talbots Inc., saw sales decline.

72.   Specialty retailers are likewise reporting a strong holiday season.

73.   Specialty retailers are offering deeper cuts.

74.   Specialty retailers as a group reported strong same-store sales largely in comparison with the dismal numbers from the year before.

75.   Specialty retailers Limited Inc., TJX Cos. and Woolworth Corp. posted lower fiscal third-quarter profits because of slower clothing sales and margin-eroding discounts.

76.   Specialty retailers such as Gap, Limited, Williams-Sonoma, Nature Company and many others blitzed the market with new stores.

77.   Some specialty retailers posted better sales.

78.   Specialty apparel retailers such as AnnTaylor Stores Corp., Limited Inc. and Talbots Inc. continued to lose sales.

79.   Specialty retailer Neiman Marcus anticipates a strong season in Palm Beach, said general manager John Capizzi.

80.   Specialty retailers are a one-way bet.