The failing economy, tightening credit and evaporating new-car sales counter-punched the auto industry late in 2008, leaving Chrysler and General Motors on the ropes and in need of immediate financial CPR.
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But he agrees that such a book is sorely needed, and foresees brisk behind-the-counter sales .
It seems unclear whether Microsoft has prepared a narrative and sales initiative to counter that possibility.
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Teva Women's Health, which makes Plan B, said it would begin over-the-counter sales in a few months.
If the government fails, it would clear the way for over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill to younger girls.
Emergency contraception has been available by prescription in the US since 1999, before regulators approved over-the-counter sales of the drug in 2006.
The FDA had been poised to allow over-the-counter sales with no age limits when Sebelius took the unprecedented step of overruling the agency.
Absent an appeal or a government request for more time to prepare one, the ruling will take effect in 30 days, meaning that over-the-counter sales could start then.
At present, while high-dose vitamins and minerals are readily available in the UK, over-the-counter sales are already outlawed in most EU countries, leading to a "black market" in vitamins with the UK as its source.
To counter the declining sales in the U.S., Molson Coors plans Blue Moon seasonal beers, marketing to Hispanics through soccer sponsorships and other cross marketing.
For example, 7-Eleven and Lawson cannot sell vitamins (which account for 45% of sales of drugs over the counter) unless there is a doctor in the shop.
In fact, the inside sales industry has proven to be counter-recessionary, growing more when the economy struggles.
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Kogan compared Zetia to the company's allergy blockbuster, Claritin, which will soon either face generic competition or be sold over the counter, dulling its sales potential.
He believes the system should rely on a range of official sources, such as hospital admissions, prescriptions for anti-viral drug Tamiflu and sales of over-the-counter medicines, rather than anecdotal evidence culled from social media.
Chains like Walgreen's and Wal-Mart expect the clinics to drive up sales at the cash register and pharmacy counter.
Mills says the launch of an array of new generics and new acquisitions over the next two years will help to counter competition and drive up sales.
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Euan Murray, from Barclays Corporate Banking, said higher sales over the Christmas period failed to counter the restrained consumer spending seen through most of the last quarter of 2012.
In 2007, Price Waterhouse Coopers noted a counter intuitive relationship between profitability and sales revenue for publicly-traded fuel cell companies.
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Even so, Steinberg doubts whether the price cut will provide enough upsurge to counter the PlayStation 3's growing sales momentum or to shake the Wii's grip on the public mindset.
The acceleration of retail sales, especially in credit-sensitive sectors, runs counter to what monetary policy makers said in their decision to cut rates last month.
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Coke launched new television ads this week to counter consumer concerns about obesity and moves by officials to restrict soda sales.
However, sales declined to 7.7 million tons in 2009, as ArcelorMittal put limits to steel production to counter declining demand during that period.
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The car maker hopes to counter the likely reversal with the recently launched and partially redesigned StepWGN minivan, along with persistent sales of the Freed compact minivan, he said.
If Schering switches Claritin to over-the-counter status on its own, it could prevent prescription generic versions from hitting the market and eroding Clarinex sales.
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