Sales of IBM's PC had been slow until 1-2-3 was made public, and then increased rapidly a few months after Lotus 1-2-3s release.

Sales of guitars grew rapidly and other musicians were able to perform on improvised bass and percussion in venues such as church halls and cafes, and in the flourishing coffee bars of Soho, London, like The 2i's Coffee Bar, The Cat's Whisker and nightspots like Coconut Grove and Churchill's, without having to aspire to musical perfection or virtuosity.

His political career advanced rapidly as a protégé of Campos Sales, who became President in 1898.

Assuming the model, for a given level of sales and profit, the DOL is higher the higher fixed costs are ( an example ): for a given level of sales and profit, a company with higher fixed costs has a higher contribution margin, and hence its Operating Income increases more rapidly with Sales than a company with lower fixed costs ( and correspondingly lower contribution margin ).

Sales of the novel rose rapidly.

" Sales of this innovative product allowed the company to grow rapidly.

Sales of Henkel's Bleaching Soda increased so rapidly that within just one year the rented factory on the Schützenstraße in Düsseldorf was unable to meet the demand.

Sales expanded rapidly and he began to acquire customers outside of Indiana.

Sales declined steadily thereafter ; ultimately, the magazine was forced to close in 1992 after 150 years of publication.

Sales steadily declined from the mid-1990s to around 200, 000 in 2001, by which time Chris Donald had resigned as editor and passed control to an " editorial cabinet " comprising his brother, Simon, Dury, Thorp and new recruits Davey Jones and Alex Collier.

Sales improved with the economy by the mid -' 90s, but GM's US market share gradually declined to less than 40 % ( from a peak of 50 % in the ' 70s ).

Sales started strongly but declined over time.

Sales declined in the 1950s, and in 1963 the company was sold to Philip Morris.

Sales of Dr. Martens shoes declined during this period ; AirWair International's revenue fell from US $ 412 million in 1999 to $ 127 million in 2006.

Sales of QEMM declined.

Sales declined significantly in the 1970s, however, when this relatively hard gum was challenged by Bubble Yum, a new, softer form of bubblegum from Life Savers.

Sales at the drugstore also declined as Revlon lost shares to Noxell's Cover Girl brand.

Sales and innovation declined.

Sales also could have declined due to the redesign of the Infiniti G, another mid-size sedan, with a coupe option, with better driving dynamics, more enthusiast-centric styling, more power, and different drivetrain options, being Rear-Wheel Drive or All-Wheel Drive as opposed to the I35's Front-Wheel Drive.

Sales of pornographic magazines in the U. S. have declined significantly since 1979, with a nearly 50 % reduction in circulation between 1980 and 1989.

Sales of the 9-7X declined 30 percent in the first nine months of 2008.

Sales initially improved but a steady erosion took place through the 1980s as interest in the medium declined.

Sales quickly declined and research carried out by the company found that 92 % of the population wanted the name changed back to Coco Pops.

Sales peaked in 1994 and declined through 1999, but its fortunes turned around with the increasing demand for Six Sigma training.

Sales of the Frégate gradually declined throughout the late-1950s, and production ceased in 1960.

Sales of motorcycles and scooters declined 43. 2 % in 2009, and continued to decrease in the first quarter of 2010, with scooter sales doing worst, down 13. 3 % compared to a 4. 6 % drop for all two-wheelers.

Sales declined from 742 in 1913 to 430 in 1922, and the company decided to launch its replacement which was introduced in 1925 as the New Phantom.

* 1926 – Soupy Sales, American comedian ( d. 2009 )

** Soupy Sales, American comedian ( d. 2009 )

With boost in Sales in 2009, Hyundai Auto Canada Inc. is currently planning to build a new plant in Canada and resume production in Canada.

Sales were down 21 % in 2009.

Sales were disappointing and the entire ARM9 series was sold to Maxim Integrated Products in 2009.

Sales gradually improved in the following years, reaching a record high in 2008 and that further being overtaken in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The collection will not be relaunched in the UK in September 2009 Due To Low Trial Sales.

Vander Zalm returned to the political spotlight in 2009 alongside Bill Tieleman as a recurring critic of the provincial government's conversion of the Provincial Sales Tax to the Harmonized Sales Tax ( HST ).

Sales and new activations resumed on November 16, 2009.

Sales began in several European countries from early 2009, with the 2. 0-liter turbo diesel engine of.

In 2009, the song " Hotel California " was certified Platinum ( Digital Sales Award ) by the RIAA for sales of 1 million digital downloads.

Sales were up slightly in 2009 ( to 650 ) and then to 761 in 2010, mainly due to the success of the new Perodua Myvi.

In October 2009, the City of New York released “ Gun Show Undercover: Report on Illegal Sales at Gun Shows .” The report details undercover investigations that took place at gun shows in three states — Tennessee, Nevada, and Ohio — between May and August 2009.

Soupy Sales ( January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009 ) was an American comedian, actor, radio-TV personality and host, and jazz aficionado.

Sales died on October 22, 2009, at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, New York, aged 83, from cancer.

Sales of rhythm games, which totalled $ 1. 47 billion in 2008, reached only $ 700 million in 2009.

Also during the fall of 2009, Hudak and his Party ramped up their opposition to the Harmonized Sales Tax ( HST ).

It proved very successful winning the ISP ( Institute of Sales Promotion ) Gold award for Experiential Marketing at Point of Purchase 2009.

* Soupy Sales ( 1926 – 2009 ), American comedian and actor

Sales of the YF Sonata in South Korea began on 2 September 2009, before the production vehicle's South Korean launch.

Although he continues to make occasional appearances in film and television, since 2000 he has identified himself as a digital media business professional and as of 2009, he is a Regional Director of Sales at Veoh.

Sales of variable annuities increased from US $ 6. 5 billion in 2008 to US $ 10. 0 billion in 2009.

Sales of life insurance products went down, totaling US $ 53 million in 2009, down slightly from US $ 58 million in 2008.