1.   She averted her eyes from the pathetic little piles of unsold merchandise in the grocery store.

2.   Additionally, weak consumer spending is contributing to a buildup of unsold merchandise.

3.   Companies are apparently cutting production until these stockpiles of unsold merchandise are worked down.

4.   Consumption and inventories of unsold merchandise are intertwined.

5.   Distributors are merely middlemen, and they usually have the right to return any unsold merchandise.

6.   Inventories of unsold merchandise have declined more slowly than expected, delaying the day that manufacturers have to lift production to meet demand.

7.   Last month, he vowed to sue three department stores over what he considered excessive returns of unsold merchandise and unauthorized deductions from invoices.

8.   One would be rising production levels as the stockpiles of unsold merchandise disappear and new orders to factories roll in again.

9.   Some are also trying to calculate how much of the pain they can share with their vendors by forcing them to take back unsold merchandise.

10.   Stores are increasingly putting the squeeze on manufacturers, demanding they accept unsold merchandise, pay for advertising and underwrite sales help.