Technology products are driving our sales. The really hot products at the moment are the digital cameras and MP3 players. We stock every new technology product that comes out and they are really belting out the door.

Defensive breakdowns, turnovers, no intensity, not playing physical, not shooting the puck, not driving to the net, not skating, not working hard.

With this technology, you could actually map the area as...you're walking or driving with it.

The upturn in MCV sales, which first became apparent around the middle of 2004, is clearly the driving force behind the market at present.

The PC industry is champing at the bit to provide downloaded movies that might compete with DVD sales, and Pay-TV services want to add movies to their video-on-demand services, to their new disk-drive-equipped set-top boxes, and to their emerging high-definition TV services.

I'm a little flabbergasted with the turn of events. The comparable-store sales are going well, it's a premium-priced product and with deals announced [Wednesday], both of which could be very positive, you'd think Caribou would be getting closer to breaking even.