1.   A national discount chain had opened several warehouse outlets in a geographic region the retailer had long dominated.

2.   The hotel chain recently opened a new hotel in Hong Kong.

3.   And while the national chains open dozens of stores annually, Good Guys opened only one new store last year.

4.   All three superstore chains are opening stores and spending heavily to advertise in an industry that was barely promoted a decade ago.

5.   But the decision to allow fast-food chains to open within hospitals can be a tough one.

6.   Each year, the chain opens retail stores that spend six to eight weeks selling everything from face paints to props to full costumes.

7.   Five Japanese-owned retail chains opened huge department stores to serve them.

8.   In April, the Mexico City-based consumer electronics retail chain opened three superstores in Guatemala.

9.   In late January, the all-inclusive Sandals chain will open the first of a line called Beaches.

10.   It is the first time a mainstream supermarket chain has opened a store dedicated to organic and natural foods.