Archive for May, 2009

The windows of Bobick’s Cool City Golf in Westwood Mall featured signs that mall shoppers are all too familiar with: Its doors will stay shut. The golf shop’s recent closing is one of several at the mall, and is part of a growing number of vacancies at strip malls, community centres and regional malls across...
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AHMEDABAD: It might never occur to patrons in a shopping mall looking for clothes to be concerned about being watched in a changing room. But times are changing – in particular, in Ahmedabad. Police have come up with a disturbing case of shoppers being photographed in the nude. Kagdapith police station team were tipped...
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According to a new order given by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, all new shopping centres in the region must now have mosques and health clinics to accommodate customers. The Prime Minister of the UAE made his comments while he was inspecting Aswaq shopping centre, the latest mall to open in...
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Diehard shoppers from Canada hike over to Oakland County shopping malls during leaner times, its been reported, and this has been going on for some time. Canada, of course, has its own economic problems. And the Canadian dollar has fluctuated against the American dollar. But visitors from the other side of the U.S. border remain...
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For those who are paying attention, Thane, India has exploded in development where malls are concerned. A number of big budget malls and shopping complexes have sprung up in recent years, along with numerous housing projects. However, of concern is the fact that not much has changed in terms of fire safety equipment. In...
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There was a time when most shopping strips were outdoors, populated with attractions like ancient Egyptian bazaars to medieval Milanese gallerias. It was retailing pioneer Alfred Taubman, founder of the national mall developer Taubman Co. in Bloomfield Hills, who was one of the first to put a roof over our heads. But as we ease...
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Officials in Peabody for the Northshore Mall announced the grand opening of XXI Forever, a 40,000-square-foot clothing store in the mall’s new wing planned for tomorrow. XXI Forever is a larger version of Forever 21 Inc., a Los Angeles-based store specializing in current fashion trends for women and men, featuring both clothing and accessories. The...
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Almost half the tenants in Mall Varna went on strike to protest high rents, keeping their doors shut until May 20th, the mall’s management confirmed in a statement. This is not the first time they have done so, as the issue remains unresolved with mall management refusing to discuss the matter. Even the Bulgarian Retail...
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As the U.S. economy continues to collapse, hundreds of shopping malls have closed or been abandoned. In Canada, a similar pattern is developing, although perhaps not as bad. However you look at it, the end of the traditional mall appears to be in sight. Some say, however, that there is light at the end of...
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An odd feeling permeates the Lajpat Nagar market these days. The popular 3Cs Mall and surrounding area has been turned into a fortress after the Delhi Police received security threats that the building would be blown up in the next couple of weeks. According to sources with the Southeast district police, they were notified by...
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