One reason for the increase of premium wine sales in the 1990s was the growing number of consumers over the age of 55. Reports also touted the benefits of moderate wine consumption,
the Internet, so-called "infomercials," and television shopping networks boosted sales of fitness equipment.
Bra sales rose by 50 percent in the last half of the 1990s, compared with 20 percent for the apparel industry as a whole. The introduction of new lines of sports bras contributed to this increase.
sales dropped during the early and mid-1990s, due to factors such as animal rights campaigns, warm winters, and a glut in the international fur market
More sophisticated production techniques
Juvenile footwear sales slowed in the early 1990s
In the late 1990s, as men' shoes generated $17.4 billion in sales
Overall domestic gum sales were flat in the late 1990s, though sales of sugar and sugar-free gum continued to rise steadily
The canned foods industry generated more than $14.5 billion in sales in the late 1990s
Sales of spaghetti sauces were $2 billion in the 1990s
Through the 1990s, sales continuously improved, attributable in part to the increasing popularity of designer sunglasses and to technological innovations in the development of contact lenses.
The downturn was primarily due to three factors: a slump in the nation's economy; a glut of grapes from a record number of wineries; and inexpensive, high quality imports
Total sales of cookies and crackers was estimated at approximately $10 billion in the late 1990s