And all those rivals offer something that Loehmann's cannot: the convenience of one-stop shopping for the whole household.

That's good, because the rivals offer different services.

Top executives could be seen examining what their rivals were offering.

His employers, confident of his loyalty, tell him that he should always go to lunch to see what the rivals are offering.

If the status related to the course is high enough, the rival may offer her friendship.

And each rival either costs less or offers more features.

Will the Accord follow suit or will it stay with a four-cylinder engine while rivals offer six?

Another rival, Euroladies (www.euroladies.com), offers three-way conference calling with an interpreter.

Its rivals have moved more quickly to cut prices and offer faster data services.

Its rival, Christie's, is offering 1,923 works it values between $169.9 million and $231.3 million.