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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Calgary saw a huge opening for its new mega-mall, CrossIron Mills. The mall, which is one million square feet with space for 200 stores, opened its doors at 10am Wednesday in Balzac, and saw over 20,000 people before Noon. That would make sense, given that people started lining up outside the building as early as...
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