Archive for June, 2009

Interested in how disabled facilities at shopping malls are used, reporters set out recently to investigate. On June 23, 2009, they decided to visit several shopping malls at random. Those they saw included Beijing Modern Plaza and the New World Department Store among others, and their focus was on wheelchairs. One police officer from Beijing...
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It has been found that malls and shopping complexes in Hyperabad, India lure visitors with exotic decorum and irresistable deals but most are charging exorbitant parking fees from visitors, despite it being mandatory to offer it for free. Some of these malls include the MPM Mall, which houses Big Bazaar at Abids, Lifestyle store at...
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You would think, the way malls have taken over the city of Jakarta, that there was no life beyond a world of indoor playgrounds, fast food clowns and window shopping. But holidays do matter, and they extend way beyond anything a shopping mall might hope to accomplish. Holidays are about letting your kids play in...
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Economic conditions may be looking up for the Citadel Mall. Three new tenants will open their doors at the West Ashley mall by the summer’s end, and a shoe store plans to expand. Sam Billingsley, general manager of Citadel and Northwoods malls, is thrilled. In addition to the new mall shops, the opening of...
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What’s a little Swine flu in the face of a shopping spree? In the Philippines, apparently, its of no matter. In Manila, it has been reported that since the World Health Organization announced the swine flu pandemic, shoppers are coping by wearing face masks, taking megadoses of Vitamin C and using hand sanitizers. And they...
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Many of us have forgotten, but when the nation’s first mall opened in Minnesota in 1956, it was celebrated as the most modern, convenient and pleasant shopping experience that could possibly be had. It featured 70 stores under one roof, and was considered revolutionary. It was called Southdale, and the mall still operates to this...
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Shopping mall landlords may be re-thinking their common aversion to small, independent retailers as tenants since a wave of bankruptcies have wiped out dozens of U.S. retail chains. Normally, the preference is for national chains in shopping malls, as they provide proven track records and credit profiles. The prospect of taking a chance on...
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Richard Jacobs, well known for being the driving force in the development of Central Ohio’s mall scene and the former owner of the Cleveland Indians, has died. Jacobs’ Cleveland development company, Richard E. Jacobs Group Inc., confirmed his death on its Web site Friday. Jacobs, born on June 1925, was the namesake of the former...
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Mumbai (PTI): Real estate developers, eager to meet increasing demands, could produce more than 100 malls spread over 30 million square feet in the country by the end of 2010, a report says. “Between now and 2010, an additional 31,846,504-square feet of mall space will be created across India through just over 100 new shopping...
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World No Tobacco Day is being marked by one of the largest malls in Riyadh. Yesterday, Sahara Mall became the first complex in the Kingdom to ban smoking on its premises, declaring Sahara an entirely smoke-free complex. The assistant deputy minister for preventative medicine, Dr. Khaled Al-Zahrani, called on other malls to follow suit. In...
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