At Ace Hardware, the international chain, more and more women own or manage its stores.

Before 2012 it was known as the "76 Classic"; ConocoPhillips's 76 chain owned the naming rights to the tournament.

In 2007 the chain owned 12 stores in Copenhagen and Northern Zealand.

The five-year-old chain now owns and operates 44 extended-stay hotels nationwide.

The chain, which has been growing fast since 1985, owns most of its motels; 14 are franchised.

For-profit chains now own 15 percent of American hospitals.

In some cases, they say, the chain or its corporate parent owns a mortgage company, security company or other service and can deliver "one stop shopping."

The chain also owns a number of in-house brands.

The 18 screen cinema is located in Poznań, and is the only one that this international chain owns in Poland.

The chain owns 14 hotels with 3,669 rooms, a convention center and a hotel training center.