ChainStorey
Costco -- I like this store.  Perhaps the only store I somewhat miss visiting.  I believe that Costco offers great value and it saves me time and money.
Wal*Mart -- I usually make a beeline for the toy section as they do a pretty good job in getting the latest and greatest action figure toys onto their shelves.
CVS -- This is my old pitstop for sundries and prescription items.  The two boys particularly like their candy section.
Trader Joes -- This is a fascinating grocer that offers great value and an old-fashioned checkout that always works well somehow (e.g., no scanners -- maybe this has changed in the last year?).
ToysRus -- I've always wondered just a little bit in the back of my mind whether certain Batman figures had been released and were not available yet online; and I know that the two boys would love for me to take them there.
Home Depot -- Amy and I might finally break down and get a gas grill.  I would definitely want to know what Home Depot offers in terms of gas grills.
Whole Foods -- Amy does most of her grocery shopping here and I have gone in there on many occasions.  If I do return to a store for groceries, this is likely to be a store that I would give some of my business.

Locali
Rosenfeld’s Bagels -- I remember when Rosenfeld’s Bagels first opened in the 1970s; I went to junior high school nearby and I used to occasionally get a bagel there on the way home or on the way to school; and frequently on Sundays with my dad.
Irving's -- Possibly the first store that I ever set foot in during my life.  I lived my first five years in Brookline, MA (next to the church where JFK used to attend services and around the corner from his birthplace) and I recall my "papa" (grandfather) bringing me to Irving's every now and then for a toy or treat (e.g., candy or ice cream).
Brookline News & Gift Shop -- Down the street from Irving's.  You won't see many stores like this one.  The place is jampacked with magazines, toys, odds and ends, cigars and who knows what else.  My grandfather used to take me here every once in a while when I was a preschooler; I had become a somewhat frequent visitor as an adult during the 1990s as I would stop in looking for action figures.  Once I got to go down to the basement with the owner and see if any starting lineup figures were in stock.  I felt as if I had been invited into the inner sanctum.
No Kidding! -- A few more blocks down the street from Irving's and Brookline News and Gift.  A local toys store that carries many items that one does not typically see in the chain toy stores.  Amy likes this store quite a bit and I wrote and utilized a short case about it when I was an invited speaker to the small-medium size business community in Buenos Aires Argentina.
New Balance Factory Outlet -- I used to wear school issued Addidas or Nikes when I ran track in college.  For the last five years or so, I have been wearing New Balance running shoes.  The Corporate Headquarters and the factory outlet are only a few miles away, so that is where I go to get my running shoes and shorts.  I currently wear 1210s.
New England Mobile Book Fair --  This place is loaded from floor to ceiling with books in a warehouse format and everything is always discounted (by at least 20% the last time I was there).  One can easily get lost in this store and wile away the better part of a morning or afternoon in search of some books.
Museum of Science -- Ben and Sam always enjoyed making a pitstop in the museum store on the way out.

LC, The Host (facing the camera) -- These fourteen stores have all been invited to cyberspace to play a game whose motto is "outstock, underprice and outserve"  as they will compete to be the first store visited by an Internet Shopping 24/7 Project researcher at the completion of the initial data collection phase of this project.  They possess a variety of backgrounds and skills and they will compete in several different challenges between now and September 23 in order to earn the researcher's business.  In the end, only one will survive and earn the title of First Store Visit Survivor.
 

Luis Castillo RBI Watch (Through September 3, 2000)

Number of Hits......Batting Average......Number of RBI......Runs Scored
......156.......................351............................13........................85

For the third game in a row, Luis earned an rbi on a play where he did not get a hit; incredible.  He went 2-5 as the Marlins dropped a game to the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5.  Luis leadoff the game by striking out.  In the second inning, with one out and men on first and third, he grounded out, but a runner scored so he earned an rbi.  He leadoff the fifth inning with a single to center field.  In the sixth inning, with two out and no one on, Luis got a bunt single.  In the eighth inning with a man on first, he reached first with a fielder's choice.  (These data are from ESPN.com)