1.   At Borders, a spokeswoman in Michigan said that the chain had sold out of its stock.

2.   Both chains sell beans by the pound to consumers who brew at home.

3.   A British supermarket chain is selling chocolate-flavored vegetables.

4.   Coke ultimately settled with Circle K and today the convenience store chain sells Pepsi products.

5.   Garelick, which makes most of the milk that supermarket chains sell under their own names, will not raise prices because of the new jugs, Kellogg said.

6.   In New Orleans, some liquor store chains sell only daiquiris and other powerful frozen drinks, often at drive-through windows.

7.   In Seoul, the burger chain sells roast pork on a bun with a garlicky soy sauce.

8.   Most supermarket chains sell store-brand cereals.

9.   Part of the reason, they say, is that discount chains sell popular drugs at a loss to generate customer traffic.

10.   Several Japanese fast-food chains now sell fried chicken, too.