Archive for September, 2009

Shopping malls will be treated to something very special this year. The Delhi International Arts Festival (DIAF), the capital’s answer to the Edinburgh festival, will extend its arm to the common man, it has been said, by offering its interactive music and folk dance performances at malls and historic sites. It will be larger,...
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It has been claimed that an enormous amount of energy and money can be saved if electricity consumption is cut back, according to Yiin Chii-ming, Minister of Economic Affairs in Taiwan. Representatives of 19 major shopping malls and supermarkets took a vow on Tuesday to cut their store’s electricity use by 5 percent in...
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The Philippines was on a non-working holiday on Friday, to observe the anniversary of the death of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., the husband of former president and the world’s democracy icon Corazon Aquino. In a country that is often considered “mall-crazy”, shoppers are expected to flood the malls throughout the coming three-day long weekend in...
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Mel Simon, known for being a pioneer in the shopping mall industry (co-owner of the Indiana Pacers) died Wednesday at 82 after a short illness. Simon put in considerable years as leader of what is now called the Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. As the son of a New York tailor, invested nearly 40 years in...
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The prospect of two of the country’s biggest malls going into competition has General Santos City abuzz. Robinsons Place is set to open by September, and SM Prime Holdings will also be putting up their shopping mall in 2010 in Barangay Lagao. SM Prime Holdings has apparently already closed a deal with the Salazar family...
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The St. Laurent Shopping Mall in Ottawa could be transformed into a “major powerhouse” in Canada’s retail industry soon. The company that owns the 42-year-old mall, Morguard Investments, has filed a rezoning application with the City of Ottawa seeking a $200 million expansion. That would catapult Ottawa’s largest mall, into 10th place on the...
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Turkey, known for its full-on investments in new shopping mall constructions, is right on track with that goal. Some 41 shopping malls are expected to open their doors by the end of the year, 17 of them in Istanbul. It’s full speed ahead. Recent complaints over high rent prices and declining turnover, with storeowners pulling...
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It has been suggested that the Lakeshore Mall in Sebring adopt a teen curfew policy. This, from Sheriff Susan Benton. She added that such a policy ought to require all visitors under 18 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian on Friday and Saturday nights. Apparently this came about after shoppers were complaining about...
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