81.   The three major discount chains also had strong increases.

82.   They know which fast-food chain has the best french fries.

83.   This small Bay Area-owned chain has outlets in Los Angeles, Maryland and Toronto, as well.

84.   Though other discount chains have similar policies, music executives described Wal-Mart as the most powerful, unpredictable and unyielding.

85.   To be sure, American chains do not have the mid-priced field entirely to themselves.

86.   To survive, a chain has to be large or unique.

87.   Tom Walsh, a New Jersey safe salesman, said the work of the burglars had been eased because most food store chains have similar safes in every store.

88.   To bypass that roadblock, a whole new distribution chain had to be created.

89.   Two areas where the chain will have to improve is in increasing sales per store and reducing customer waiting time, said Toomey.

90.   When competition gets fierce, the big chains have the upper hand.