"Instead of shopping in just the regular shopping mall we were kind of forced to go to these bargain type shops."

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The Bicycle Empowerment Network also provides training and support to help local organizations and individuals open bike shops of their own.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

The town has shops,restaurants and a National Historical Park.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

The Salvation Army also has other programs to help those in need, including shops like this one in Virginia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

A large fire then broke out, engulfing several shops and spewing a cloud of gray smoke over the area.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

And normally bustling streets near the protest area are empty with shops closed and few people daring to walk on the streets.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

The FTI says hotels,restaurants, souvenir shops and shopping malls near the protest sites would be hardest hit.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

(VOICE) Compu-Me is one of several mobile telephone shops at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

As a result, hundreds of popular shops have been forced to close ever the past week, with hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Rioters in Port Gentil burned the French consulate and looted nearby shops Thursday following the announcement that former defense minister Ali Ben Bongo won last Sunday's presidential election.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

The East Timor group Cooperativa Cafe Timor has joined with international aid organizations to help farmers produce and market higher quality coffee for specialty coffee shops like the U.S.chain Starbucks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

They say the population is getting older,the buildings are in a state of degradation, and more and more shops are being opened for the millions of tourists that visit the city.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Police and security staff jostled with reporters as the first bodies were removed from the J.W.Marriot Hotel in central Jakarta, located in a circle of buildings, shops and restaurants frequented by foreigners.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

"It's going to affect the marine life. It's not only the fishing industry, the tourism industry, the hotel industry, the restaurants,the gift shops, transportation,taxis and so on All of that is being affected right now.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

She said the Obama administration intends to devote hundreds more agents and more effective equipment to stem gun-running across the border and curb illegal purchases in U.S.gun shops by so-called "straw men" fronting for Mexican criminals.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"It's an astonishing feat to get six predictions in a row. I am told people are walking into our shops and saying 'I will have what the Octopus predicted.'" But before taking Paul's word for this World Cup, it might be worth checking out the competition, because Paul isn't the only animal making predictions on this World Cup.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09