1.   Retailers have been almost unanimous in reporting higher Christmas sales.

2.   Agents at Kamrok are now busy canvassing outlets throughout the country using all the wit and crudity to push card sales even higher.

3.   Already, Dolan has shown that he can convert his marketing expertise into higher sales.

4.   Also reporting higher sales for June were Isuzu, Kia Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Subaru of America, Suzuki, Volkswagen and Volvo.

5.   Also reporting higher sales this week were Honda, Mitsubishi, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Land Rover, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Subaru.

6.   AMAZON LOSS LESS THAN FORECAST Amazon.com, the online book seller, reported much higher sales and a narrower-than-expected loss for the third quarter.

7.   AMD said the higher sales were driven by growth in sales of memory and programmable logic devices.

8.   Analysts anticipate a decline because many sources of income that helped propel sales higher during the second part of the year have waned.

9.   Analysts, too, expect the Newton, Iowa-based maker of Jenn-Air and Maytag brand stoves and dishwashers to see higher sales.

10.   And more shelf space has meant higher sales.