While initially successful in sales, they mostly took sales away from larger cars within their companies.

"I take issue with the opinion that we are taking sales away from other publishers," he said.

If these new entrants take sales away from them, the three major American companies will have to reduce production.

The new store takes sales away from stores that are already in the area; these stores lay off workers or even go out of business.

The only course left is to spend more on advertising to take sales from the competition.

The company may also face factors beyond its control, like competitors who will not hesitate to use rebates to take sales away.

And its running cost, some $250,000 a week, means it will take sustained sales to make back the show's $1.8 million capitalization.

With the way the business is today, if we take sales away, some of those dealers won't stay around.

One notable change is that Christie's has taken the lead, with not only larger sales but also more estate property.

Structure, a young men's store, also took sales away from the older divisions.