In 2006, Össur Asia opened its latest outpost in Shanghai, China.

The lushly furnished 62-room Malmaison, 34-38 VictoriaStreet, 9022-0200, www.malmaison.com, is the latest outpost of this affordable-hip hotel chain.

Its latest outpost opened last week in SoHo.

Now it is counting on affordable housing to help propel it into a new role as the latest suburban outpost of Los Angles, 100 miles to the south.

In short, I'm not the target customer for Leontine, the latest outpost in Kyung Lee's quirkily girlish mini-empire.

En route back to the hotel, I push at a wooden door and find myself in the latest outpost of the Dubai-based high-fashion Villa Moda group.

In December 2008, the hotel welcomed the opening of Craft Atlanta, the latest outpost of Tom Colicchio's New York based restaurant concept.

Obachine Everyone agreed that I simply had to see Obachine, the latest outpost in the ever-expanding Wolfgang Puck empire.

In this ancient, sacred city, Tower Records and Blockbuster Video are just the latest flashy outposts of American commerce.

Although the four-story brick building is firmly situated in Bushwick, some people are already calling it one of the latest outposts of hip young Brooklyn.