WellCheck Medical Centers in Danville, CA are bringing health care to a number of shopping center owned and/or managed by Simon Property Group Inc. The Flu Defense Clinic at Stoneridge Shopping Center began yesterday, and will run each weekend through to the end of the month while supplies last for seasonal flu, pneumonia and...
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Singapore appears to be re-defining the common shopping mall. Orchard Central, the region’s new shopping mall, is turning heads. Observers say it is like walking into a contemporary art gallery. Far East Organization, the developer of the mall, has spent over $9 million to commission modern creations by established artists such as Singaporean Matthew Ngui,...
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A shocking new study emerged yesterday that announced almost 30 percent of Beijing’s malls and supermarkets have an excessively high amount of formaldehyde concentration in the air, posing an obvious threat to the wellbeing of customers. Formaldehyde is a type of chemical that smells similar to eggs and is used widely to produce building materials,...
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A bomb threat in Omaha was reported to a local TV news station this morning, forcing officials at a Westroads department store to evacuate the store. A reporter at KETV Channel 7 received the call about 8:45 a.m., said Jim Reding, the station’s assignment editor. The caller, Reding said, insisted to the reporter that this...
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Apparently psychological factors come into play when determing the shopping experience, it’s been claimed. The price of commodities is only part of the picture. People talk about a need for belonging when shopping, just as in their social lives. The need is particularly strong amongst low-income consumers, who want to purchase items in an...
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