Last year the chain said something very 90's: Move the store and increase volume or lose the franchise.

The chain says the rates represent a discount of at least 20 percent off the standard price.

No other chain said its Connecticut sites were under serious scrutiny.

The retail chain said that it might buy back up to 11 percent of its common shares outstanding.

Instead, the 233-hotel chain said it would take down their credit card numbers and other information when customers made reservations over the phone.

The chain says the average saving is 12 to 17 percent from standard rates.

But two Japanese chains said they had no interest in paying more than $1 billion.

The chain says it has received positive feedback so far.

Even so, the chain says it takes at least 10 interviews to hire one person.

Sometimes the chains of words said nothing to him.