21. Instead of operating a large number of small stores, the company believed it would have greater success with a smaller number of large stores. 22. Instead, he built a large store with lots of parking downtown. 23. Instead the company will build large stores in East Europe, where it operates in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. 24. It started with its New York flagship, and plans three more large stores next year in Seattle, Chicago and New York. 25. Large stores like Circuit City Stores and Best Buy Co. have squeezed profit margins in consumer electronics. 26. Large stores are rarely the culprits in cases of pirated goods, law enforcement officials said. 27. Large stores are beginning to change their approach to stocking as well, he said. 28. Large stores like Tower, HMV and Virgin now stock good selections of world music. 29. Large stores with complicated fixtures and features take much time and money to build, and they have opened more slowly than the company had hoped. 30. Look for these in grocery stores, hardware stores or in large home stores, such as Wal-Mart. |