Find other outposts of the fast-growing local chain in Midtown, Murray Hill and the Upper East Side; check the website for locations.

FOR more than two years, Journey's End Motels, a fast-growing chain based in Belleville, Ontario, has been trying to bring its no-frills concept to Manhattan.

Mr. Johnson's current favorite is Buffets Inc., a small, fast-growing chain based in Wayzata, Minn., that specializes in buffet-style dining.

Curves, a fast-growing chain, aims to avoid some of these obstacles, with its fast-paced, low-intimidation brand of circuit training aimed squarely at women.

The city's premier big-box natural market, part of a fast-growing national chain, is one of six in Manhattan; this one is particularly impressive, like a massive organic-food museum.

The fast-growing retail chain went public in 1989; by 1996, the company had grown to over 1,100 stores, and by 2008, over 2,000 stores.

Office Depot is a fast-growing chain of office products superstores that has been selling supplies to the growing legions of small businesses.

In contrast, fast-growing retail chains like Duane Reade or Starbucks Coffee would love to breach Park Avenue.

In October, Aoyama Trading, a fast-growing chain of stores selling inexpensive men's suits, opened a branch in Tokyo's Ginza district.

Its biggest hope is on Units, the popular, fast-growing chain of contemporary knitwear that it acquired in 1986.