11.   The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center held a charity party at the new Lalique boutique on Madison Avenue.

12.   The store also faced competition from new boutiques selling trendy shoes at lower prices.

13.   With production focused on small plots of land and sometimes on a single variety of wine, the risks are high for the new boutique vineyards.

14.   Jil Sander, who this week opens a new boutique in downtown Milan, is one of the most expensive designers in town.

15.   New boutiques offer imported goods and add a splash of color to the previously glum commercial district.

16.   The house is planning to open twenty new boutiques around the world this year.

17.   The children there cruise the sidewalks on roller-blades next to fast-food restaurants, banks and new boutiques.