New stores, new markets.(IKEA North America L.L.C. plans new stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans distribution center, 99 Cents Only Stores opens new store)(Brief Article)

Gap Inc. debuted its new apparel concept, Forth & Towne, on Aug. 24 in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, N.Y. An additional four Forth & Towne stores will open in the Chicago area on Aug. 31. Targeted to women 35 and older, the Forth & Towne concept is the first new brand for Gap Inc. since Old Navy was introduced in 1994. ... Whole Foods Market plans to open a 75,000-sq.-ft. flagship store in central London in early 2007. The company acquired U.K.-based Fresh & Wild, a small chain of natural and organic food stores, in January 2004, and subsequently announced its intention to find a site for a large-format Whole Foods Market store in the London area. ... IKEA plans to …