21.   Though use of the no-interest reservation system has waned, many national chains still offer the service.

22.   To cope, chains are offering large salaries and stock options.

23.   Keeping costs down, he said, enables his fast-growing chain to offer deep discounts to customers.

24.   The chains also offer lots of in-store activities, such as readings from popular authors and software demonstrations.

25.   The local Chart House and Hard Rock Cafe are among the best these chains offer.

26.   In addition the restaurant chain has offered ITT an option over the next five years to buy five percent of its capital.