SQL CASE

Table Store_Information

store_name	Sales	Date
Los Angeles	$1500	Jan-05-1999
San Diego	$250	Jan-07-1999
San Francisco	$300	Jan-08-1999
Boston	$700	Jan-08-1999

if we want to multiply the sales amount from 'Los Angeles' by 2 and the sales amount from 'San Diego' by 1.5, we key in,
SELECT store_name, CASE store_name
  WHEN 'Los Angeles' THEN Sales * 2
  WHEN 'San Diego' THEN Sales * 1.5
  ELSE Sales
  END
"New Sales",
Date
FROM Store_Information
"New Sales" is the name given to the column with the CASE statement.
Result:

store_name	New Sales	Date
Los Angeles	$3000	Jan-05-1999
San Diego	$375	Jan-07-1999
San Francisco	$300	Jan-08-1999
Boston	$700	Jan-08-1999