1.   And further expansion is on the cards as Sainsbury plans to embark on a similar programme of store opening in future years.

2.   Among the local media, he cited radio and television, fueled by growth in retail advertising from store openings.

3.   Analysts attributed most of the sales gains to new store openings.

4.   Another big issue, said one shareholder, is to what extent the company will rein in store openings.

5.   At a store opening last fall in the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, N.J., thousands of teen-agers turned out to see him.

6.   Back on track, the chain is accelerating the pace of new store openings.

7.   Additionally, the accounting firm said Hollywood may have improperly decided to account for some costs of store openings over several years, instead of immediately.

8.   But construction and permit problems delayed the store opening by two and a half months.

9.   But some analysts say dousing a market with ads far in advance of any actual store opening could backfire.