The improvement in underlying sales has been driven by some price investment and by 'easy' improvements in availability that you would expect in the early stages of a recovery,

The improvement in underlying sales has been driven by some price investment and by 'easy' improvements in availability that you would expect in the early stages of a recovery.

The improvement in underlying sales has been driven by some price investment and by 'easy' improvements in availability that you would expect in the early stages of a recovery. Indeed, it is still too early to call any major recovery.

Sales are down by half, which is a slight improvement, but really it's still very grim.

What frightens me is not the price of gas but the availability of gas, ... It just worries me.

They had good gains on sales, which indicates good investment decisions ... their credit quality remains strong and their dividends are steady; all factors seem to indicate their life is OK.