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They did not prove popular and were slow sellers.

Since they were introduced in 2002, computers using the first two versions of this software have been slow sellers.

But the company carefully monitors sales, putting out new titles and pulling slow sellers.

But with prices around $900 and picture quality less than that of 35-millimeter film, the cameras are likely to start off as slow sellers.

The store kept books for months, sometimes years, until they found a market, whereas chains quickly jettison slow sellers.

They have become increasingly difficult to market as retailers grow reluctant to stock slow sellers that contribute to the clutter on their shelves.

In many cases the company being acquired not only can add to the balance sheet, but also can provide funds to promote slower sellers.

In Europe, sport utility vehicles have been slow sellers as drivers there continue to associate safety with nimble cars that offer quick acceleration and brakes.

Even G.M.'s mini-vans, which had been slow sellers, enjoyed a sales rise.

Ford said it would also discontinue three other slow sellers: the Econoline van, Probe sports car and the Mercury Cougar.

Consumer advocates say these new plans could be slow sellers, given the snail's pace at which Americans have embraced Medicare H.M.O.'s.

As for his latest dealership, Chevrolets have been slow sellers, so dealers would find little reason to make questionable payments to General Motors executives to get more cars.

Long Islanders still buy pink flamingos, although the painted cement variety at Long Island Statuary ($50 each, including tax), "are real slow sellers," Mr. Ostrander said.

The slowest sellers have been books aimed at preteens, like "Would I Lie to You," No. 10 in the Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar.

Cash rebates and low-interest financing that used to be occasional treats for consumers or panic moves by manufacturers to rid themselves of slow sellers have become more or less permanent features of the marketing landscape.

The industry, with retail sales of about $22 billion, missed even that conservative growth target as strong categories like stuffed animals and toy cars and trucks were offset by slower sellers like action figures and dolls.

The rare act that sells out in minutes - like Elton John or the Rolling Stones - carries a high service charge that helps subsidize the majority of slower sellers, or at least that is the Ticketmaster argument.

This combine already included Brunswick as its premium label so Columbia was relegated to slower sellers such as the Hawaiian music of Andy Iona, the Irving Mills stable of artists and songs and the still unknown Benny Goodman.

True, if the 1998 S80 saloon had flopped it would have taken Volvo with it, but it didn't and while the two generations of S80 have been slow sellers in the UK, around the world it has more than washed its face.

The selling and showcasing of art acts as fundraisers for the revenue earned on the books is not always enough since most of the books published by Seagull are slow sellers and selling the art helps the company to raise money for its non profit enterprises as well as some of the profit activities.