Characteristics of a chain. Chain stores open different locations of the business thatâs usually under one main corporate ownership â like Markâs Work Wearhouse, Hard Rock Cafe and Costco. This is the key difference. Franchise locations each have different owners, reporting to the main franchisor.
Bartlett is a village located in Cook and DuPage counties, Illinois. A small parcel on the western border is in Kane County. The population was 41,208 at the 2010 census.
Website: alton-il.com. Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois.