81.   Most retailers will report their monthly same-store sales Thursday.

82.   Most U.S. retailers report them monthly.

83.   Nationally, retailers are reporting a similar, long-awaited surge in Mac sales.

84.   Most retailers report May sales tomorrow.

85.   Most retailers report that only small percentages of personalized products are returned.

86.   Most retailers reported increases in sales at stores open at least a year.

87.   Most retailers reported Thursday that their comparable-store sales showed lackluster increases, although a few managed to post some healthy increases.

88.   New signs of an economic slowdown emerged today as factory orders posted a smaller-than-expected gain in September and U.S. retailers reported dismal results for October.

89.   Nationally, retailers reported slightly better gains with general merchandise stores doing better than apparel outlets.