U.S. Shopping Mall Vacancies Reach 10-Year High as Stores Fail (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Vacancies at U.S. malls and shopping centers approached 10-year highs in the fourth quarter, and are set to rise further as declining retail sales put more stores out of business, research firm Reis Inc. said.
Vandals tag shopping centers, church sign with graffiti (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Someone tagged the east wall of the Hamrick’s store in the WestGate Crossing shopping center with graffiti.
Developer proposes shopping center (The Frederick News-Post)
MOUNT AIRY — Commercial developers and town officials are discussing the possibility of annexing the 84 Lumber site south of town and redeveloping it as a shopping center
Online Holiday Shopping Outperforms Offline In Key Categories (Michigan Technology News)
RESTON, VA - Online Holiday shopping outperformed bricks and mortar shopping in several key categories, including Sport and Fitness.
Qatar: Shopping Festival fun-fare cancelled (Zawya)
07 January 2009 DOHA: The organisers of Al Sharq, Al Arab and The Peninsula Shopping Festival have cancelled the entertainment programme which was to take place alongside the 4th and final draw tomorrow to express solidarity with the people of Gaza who have been subjected to Israeli attacks for the past 11 days.
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