11.   Burton also announced its first franchise store for Debenhams to open in Bahrain in the Middle East.

12.   City officials have padlocked their first store under an ordinance intended to restrict sex-related businesses, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani announced Friday.

13.   Clothes designer Alfred Fiandaca plans to compete in the big leagues this fall when he opens his first Manhattan store near the storefronts of Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace.

14.   Chile was chosen for the first Home Depot store outside North America because of its stable economy and government, and a growing middle class.

15.   Construction is expected to begin this winter, and the first store should open by next summer, said Douglas Grayson, development director for Rubin.

16.   Created by Home Depot Inc. to help sustain company growth, Expo Design Center is opening its first Massachusetts store here.

17.   Cox was in New York last week to open his first U.S. store in New York City.

18.   Demjan, who says he understands the Hungarian shopper better than anyone, believed that a florist should be the first store inside the mall entrance.

19.   CVS, for example, plans to open its first stores in the Atlanta market in September.

20.   Disney will open the first ESPN store in Glendale this fall but has not committed to Disney Quest.