11.   A supermarket chain announced they will close, an insurance company offered refunds on canceled weddings, the Scots canceled Highland Games.

12.   In December, the chain announced plans to open in China.

13.   It marked the second time in two days that a major Missouri theater chain announced financial hardship.

14.   The drugstore chain announced in January that it might sell some assets to regain its financial footing.

15.   The meeting was held a day after the San Francisco-based chain announced another steep monthly sales decline.

16.   The pizza delivery chain announced it will have a significant earnings shortfall for the fourth quarter.

17.   The restaurant chain announced the deal Thursday.

18.   In addition the Marriott International hotel chain announced a preliminary agreement to buy the Renaissance chain for one billion dollars.

19.   Virtually all British fast food chains meanwhile announced they were no longer using British beef and had begun importing.

20.   Several other international hotel chains have announced plans to expand their facilities in the Gulf and other Middle East countries to benefit from the expanding tourism sector.