1.   And each chain will continue to have a separate marketing department, advertising agency and advertising campaign.

2.   And theater chains continue to face added pressure from new forms of home entertainment.

3.   Alan M. Rifkin, an analyst with Lehman Brothers, said he expected the chain to continue to lose market share to Best Buy.

4.   Discount chains continued to be at the center of the sales boom.

5.   From Margaret Bradley to Selda Massion to William Godfrey, the chain continues.

6.   If Staples and Office Depot are allowed to join forces, consumers will pay higher prices for office supplies than they would if the two chains continue to compete.

7.   Its struggling Blockbuster video store chain continues to drag down its earnings.

8.   Johnson said the chain would continue to expand to urban markets, but would also focus on suburban openings, as it has in Seattle and Las Vegas.

9.   Some big chains are continuing to expand aggressively, assured of future business from corporate clients that offer subsidized child care as an employee benefit.

10.   The move will also allow the chain to continue cutting its force of buyers and executives and reduce the numbers of private labels that it orders from manufacturers.