1.   Also, the Japan Chainstore Association reports on November supermarket sales.

2.   But the company has been testing supermarket sales in Portland, Ore., and executives are considering a test in other cities, Schultz said.

3.   Carvel says its supermarket sales have strengthened the company.

4.   Department store sales are recovering faster than supermarket sales, which economists say may reflect a renewed demand for higher-quality merchandise.

5.   He left it up to jurors, though, to decide whether Carvel executives acted in good faith by starting the supermarket sales in the first place.

6.   He said he was concerned that the resulting company would have too much control over supermarket sales in some cities.

7.   In dollar volume, it is second only to the Northwest giant Orida in supermarket sales of frozen onion rings.

8.   Industrywide, though, such improvements can make the difference between turning a profit or reporting a loss as supermarket sales remain flat.

9.   On Tuesday, the Japan Chain Store Association will release supermarket sales for February.

10.   Overall supermarket sales have fallen for three years running as cheaper imported goods and weak consumer spending drove down prices and profit margins.