21.   Sales and profits for companies such as Seven-Eleven Japan Co. will continue as they add mom-and-pop stores to their chains.

22.   Sutton Place is planning to add three stores to its current group of six in Baltimore and the Washington area.

23.   The company aims to use the funds, in part, to add real stores to its catalog and Web sales model.

24.   The Journeys brand has been particularly strong, Henning said, and Genesco has been adding stores around the country.

25.   The proliferation of superstores across the United States means that adding stores makes less of a contribution to their growth rate.

26.   To prepare for change, Blockbuster is still adding stores in the United States, in an effort to maintain its dominance of the market.

27.   Two stores were added within the next two or three years.

28.   Weisman said the company will add more stores next year.

29.   But questions remain about how much longer the company can keep adding stores and growing.