But for juicers and non-juicers alike, failure to achieve HOF distinction has a financial impact on future revenue streams.

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"We were chasing juicers for all of 2012, " says Neil Lick, vice president of merchandising at Williams-Sonoma Inc.

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But some fast juicers don't process leafy greens well, and they don't handle fine-textured wheat grass, a popular ingredient in the juicing world.

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The sagas of Michael Vick, Kobe Bryant and numerous baseball juicers have combined to make major brand marketers more risk averse than ever these days.

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In the aisle after blenders and juicers I came to them.

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The movie had limited distribution in U.S. theaters, but appliance retailers say it has been hard to keep up with demand for juicers since it hit Netflix, in July 2011.

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Slow juicers are gaining more attention.

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