The Father of the Shopping Mall

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Greetings from a dynamic shopping mall

Greetings from a dynamic shopping mall 05/29/2004 03:07 PM

I've always seen collections of boring postcards but always wondered where people found such random tributes to a humble gas station or burger joint. A few days ago I found this deliciously boring postcard of the Forum shopping mall in Helsinki which is described as "The dynamic, continental shopping centre in the heart of Helsinki." Wow, what's a dynamic shopping centre?! Who would send this postcard to someone and what would they say?

Darling Veronica,

Salutations from Helsinki! The shopping center is nothing like Palm Beach but they have a food court with two McDonalds! They have this shop, Merimekko, that is just like Lilly only with a bit more of the kitchen curtain appeal! They have electricity, plumbing, and FedEx! Can you believe it? I always thought Russia was filled with a bunch of people living in yurts or something and riding reindeer! What a scream! Those Japanese wireless Nokia phones sure seem popular around here, too, as everyone seems to be talking into them. Can't understand a single word they're saying though. Nothing seems to be open all night, except for the sunshine [no tanning rays :(], so we have to run and go find something to eat before everything closes. The cruise ship heads for Stockholm tomorrow, bork! bork! bork! Love to Mopsie!

XXXOOO Boopsie and Trip

Jail for shopping mall murderer

Jail for shopping mall murderer 05/10/2004 07:28 AM
A teenager who stabbed William Sirrell to death in a crowded shopping centre is jailed for life.

Women in their 30s the Biggest Customers
of Internet Shopping Mall

Women in their 30s the Biggest Customers
of Internet Shopping Mall 05/30/2004 06:11 AM
Digital Chosunilbo May 30 2004 10:45AM GMT

China Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least
51 - CCTV (Reuters)

China Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least
51 - CCTV (Reuters) 02/15/2004 07:33 AM
Reuters - A fire in a shopping mall in northeastern China killed at least 51 people and injured more than 70, state television CCTV said on Sunday.

New Women's Online Shopping Mall
Prepares To Go Live For Sales With
Merchant Products

New Women's Online Shopping Mall
Prepares To Go Live For Sales With
Merchant Products 04/19/2005 04:00 AM
The launch date of May 1st, 2005 is fast approaching and the new online shopping site of i-women.net will be up and running for business. You won't want to miss your opportunity to be a part of this exciting new mall that holds great promise. [PRWEB Apr 19, 2005]

Announcing The Launch Of i-women.net -
America's First Online Shopping Mall
Created To Help Women Entrepreneurs
Succeed On The Internet

Announcing The Launch Of i-women.net -
America's First Online Shopping Mall
Created To Help Women Entrepreneurs
Succeed On The Internet 03/14/2005 04:40 PM
Join women entrepreneurs from around the country for the upcoming launch of the first online shopping network created for women merchants, retailers and catalogers on the Internet today. The i-women.net Online Shopping Mall is designed to help, promote and encourage the success of women entrepreneurs on the Internet without the high costs of conventional marketing and advertising. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2005]

Yes, a Mall please. We need a mall where
we can cart hardware through a checkout
counter

Yes, a Mall please. We need a mall where
we can cart hardware through a checkout
counter 09/12/2004 02:16 PM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 5:49PM GMT

Shopping.com highlights lowest price in
comparison shopping list

Shopping.com highlights lowest price in
comparison shopping list 06/02/2004 08:14 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jun 3 2004 0:56AM GMT

The Mall

The Mall 07/09/2004 03:22 PM

Most folks, when they say “let’s go to the mall,” they mean the local mall—it’s just The Mall, it doesn’t need a name.

And many folks remember The Mall from their teenage years forever. Every mall later on is viewed through the filter of that First Mall, the Ur-Mall.

For me that mall was the Christiana Mall in Delaware. MacNN reports that they’re getting an Apple store. I haven’t been there in almost 20 years, but for some reason this made me glad.



We used to walk around The Mall talking out loud about rats, hoping to spook the other shoppers. People gave us funny looks but we never managed to cause a stampede.

"insurance.mall.uk.net"

"insurance.mall.uk.net" 12/25/2004 11:30 PM

Virtual Mall

Virtual Mall 12/20/2003 03:51 AM
Virtual Mall Beta 2

Coldwater Creek Goes to the Mall

Coldwater Creek Goes to the Mall 05/21/2004 04:04 PM
The retailer makes a smart decision by expanding in a multichannel fashion.

Finish Line Is a Mall Gem

Finish Line Is a Mall Gem 09/24/2004 03:52 PM
The leading mall-based athletic specialty retailer focuses on a younger crowd.

National Mall full.

National Mall full. 09/15/2004 07:04 PM
With the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in DC next week, the National Mall is now officially full, the usable space intended for museums, monuments and other important national sites have been taken. Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, John V. Cogbill III, tells the post that the Mall is "[d]one. We consider the Mall a finished work of civic art."

Oregon Mall Goes Wireless

Oregon Mall Goes Wireless 02/18/2004 01:17 PM
Cedar Hills Crossing, a mall in Beaverton, Ore., is now covered by Wi-Fi: Access is free to visitors and the network is co-sponsored by Personal Telco. Without interesting applications for visitors, I'm not sure how useful this network will be. I don't often carry my laptop with me when I'm shopping. There is a restaurant here that's covered, however. Plus, this would be a good place for customers to use services that let them scan bar codes and compare products and prices. Best Buy, Borders, and Office Depot are in this mall so those stores might be able to think up some useful applications for the network. The University Village and Bellevue Square malls in the Seattle area, both somewhat upscale places, have full coverage with Cometa. But they also have individual coverage (free and fee) in individual properties throughout. It's unclear whether those two malls have seen any change in visitors or usage -- they haven't discussed it, and they may not even be able to track it....

A New On-the-Job Hazard: Turning Into a
Mall Rat

A New On-the-Job Hazard: Turning Into a
Mall Rat 05/02/2004 11:50 PM
New York Times May 3 2004 3:50AM GMT

Free Mall Wi-Fi on the Rise

Free Mall Wi-Fi on the Rise 04/30/2004 12:30 AM
Taubman Centers, major mall operator, adds free Wi-Fi to Virginia mall; sign of things to come: The reporter did his homework, and this isn't a unique installation. We know from this article that there are 1,130 malls in the U.S. with only a tiny fraction having Wi-Fi. (Two are in the Seattle area, University Village and Bellevue Square, operated for fee by Cometa Networks.) But 100 malls operated by either Westfield America Trust and Taubman may have free Wi-Fi added, with Westfield strongly committed....

Dress code at the mall

Dress code at the mall 08/27/2004 01:46 PM
David Pescovitz: The conservatown that spawned me--Cincinnati, Ohio--now boasts a mall with a dress code. Rent-a-cops at Cincinnati Mills mall hand out yellow code of conduct slips to those violating behavior and, amazingly, clothing policies. For example, Miami University sophomore Donnie Jefferson was "cited" two different times for sporting a sideways baseball cap. On another occasion, he says, a group of his friends who were wearing white t-shirts and jeans were escorted out. Hmmm... I wonder if it's because Donnie and his pals happen to black. No, it couldn't possibly be that. Not a chance.

"We have to be consistent across the board with the cap issue... There are, unfortunately in these days and times, groups that would mistake that as a different message and we don't want that," Jim Childress, Cincinnati Mills general manager, told WCPO. "In our business a customer is a customer. There is no distinction among age, religion, ethnic background."

I'd love to send a middle-aged white guy in there rocking a sideways Reds cap and see how he's treated. Link (Thanks, C-Lo, my Censornati homeboy!)

"private-mortgages.mall.uk.net"

"private-mortgages.mall.uk.net" 12/26/2004 04:29 AM

Strip Mall Land = Comforting

Strip Mall Land = Comforting 03/19/2005 02:47 AM

Turning off New Jersey Route 17 toward my cousin's house in Allendale it occurred to me that maybe opponents of sprawl and strip malls are overlooking one bright spot.  There is something comforting about driving down Route 17 or the Rockville Pike in Maryland.  You know that if you have a car and a credit card you'll be able to get everything that you might conceivably ever need and, after all, isn't that what American life is all about?

Mall Standoff Enters Third Day
(washingtonpost.com)

Mall Standoff Enters Third Day
(washingtonpost.com) 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
some farmer with a tractor and and stubborn streak can paralyze half of downtown Washington D.C. for three days .. WashingtonPost.com: Mall Standoff Enters Third Day .. Dwight the Fucking Lunatic .. God loves tobacco farmers

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who took refuge on the National Mall the
last two days

who took refuge on the National Mall the
last two days 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
N.C. Farmer Ends Standoff With Police .. saga of the man with the tractor .. captain tractor has surrendered .. out of his truck .. given up .. Post

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Easter Bunny Gets Pummeled by Boy at
Mall (AP)

Easter Bunny Gets Pummeled by Boy at
Mall (AP) 03/25/2005 07:33 PM
AP - The Easter Bunny is hopping mad. Bryan Johnson, who portrays the furry character at the Bay City Mall, says he was pummeled in an unprovoked attack on the job. Police say the attacker was a 12-year-old boy who sat on Johnson's lap the day before the March 18 incident.

Free WiFi in the National Mall

Free WiFi in the National Mall 04/29/2004 09:20 AM
Open Park is a community wireless group that is bringing free, open WiFi to the National Mall in DC, so that the next time you find yourself on the steps of the Supreme Court -- or wandering a Smithsonian building -- you can get online. Link (Thanks, Fred!)

PC Mall second-quarter profit falls

PC Mall second-quarter profit falls 08/03/2004 06:09 PM
Reuters Aug 3 2004 9:39PM GMT

The Legend of Dixie Square Mall

The Legend of Dixie Square Mall 04/19/2005 03:47 AM
Dixie Square Mall , in the mostly-blighted "inner ring" Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois, opened in 1966. It suffered gradual decline, until it closed in 1978. A year later, film crews gave the mall a brief makeover and Jake and Elwood Blues drove through the place. Then, nothing. For 20-plus years, the mall sat and decayed. Renovation plans (even a planned baseball stadium for the White Sox) were popular over the years, but never panned out. In 1993, a rape and murder took place in the JC Penney's space. From space, the mall looks beat up. From the ground, it looks even worse . Human fascination with deserted space has borne a number of websites< /a> and spelunking trips (along with some excellent then-and-now comparisons ), and a documentary is apparently in the works. Finally, at long last, there 's renewed hope for the site. Previously seen here and here.

'Honey, I'm Running Over to the Mall for
Some...' (Reuters)

'Honey, I'm Running Over to the Mall for
Some...' (Reuters) 04/12/2005 11:07 AM
Reuters - The Hungarian Interior Ministry looks set to allow prostitutes to tout for business in shopping malls, local media reported Tuesday.

Suspect in Mall Plot Sent for Evaluation
(AP)

Suspect in Mall Plot Sent for Evaluation
(AP) 06/16/2004 07:38 PM
AP - A man charged with plotting to blow up a shopping mall slammed his face on a table and smiled vacantly Wednesday in a courtroom where a federal magistrate ordered tests to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.

The Morning News - Sky Mall Pop Quiz

The Morning News - Sky Mall Pop Quiz 05/05/2004 02:11 PM
Sky Mall Pop Quiz .. SkyMall Catalog

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Mall gets free wireless Internet

Mall gets free wireless Internet 05/06/2004 01:26 AM
The Hill May 6 2004 5:32AM GMT

Easter Bunny Pummeled by Boy at Mall
(AP)

Easter Bunny Pummeled by Boy at Mall
(AP) 03/28/2005 10:09 AM
AP - The Easter Bunny is hopping mad. Bryan Johnson, who portrays the furry character at the Bay City Mall, says he was pummeled in an unprovoked attack on the job. Police say the attacker was a 12-year-old boy who sat on Johnson's lap the day before the March 18 incident.

Free mall WiFi on the rise

Free mall WiFi on the rise 04/30/2004 02:11 AM
Shopping malls across the US are adding free WiFi:

A very small number of the 1,130 malls in the United States have wireless access. But, she said, an increasing number are thinking of installing the capability.

For instance, Westfield America Trust said most of its 62 regional and super regional shopping centers will soon offer the service. Taubman, which owns or manages 31 malls, began offering Wi-Fi services yesterday at its The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, Texas.

"If you look at malls in general, you are really seeing owners bring in things that allow for more people to come do a variety of things at the center," Duker said. "The mall has become more than a place to shop."

Link (via WiFiNetNews)

Wal-Mart Anchors Windows Media Mall

Wal-Mart Anchors Windows Media Mall 09/02/2004 05:24 PM
Internet News Sep 2 2004 9:24PM GMT

Competency Evaluation Ordered in Mall
Plot (AP)

Competency Evaluation Ordered in Mall
Plot (AP) 06/16/2004 01:39 PM
AP - A federal magistrate on Wednesday ordered a man charged with plotting to blow up a shopping mall to be transferred to a federal psychiatric facility to determine if he is mentally competent.

Free WiFi planned for Washington Mall

Free WiFi planned for Washington Mall 04/28/2004 05:26 PM
CNN Apr 28 2004 9:36PM GMT

If we have mall based system of selling
hardware then the pr

If we have mall based system of selling
hardware then the pr 09/11/2004 07:43 PM
TechTree Sep 11 2004 11:39PM GMT

Hundreds of Bats Found in Mall Elevator
(AP)

Hundreds of Bats Found in Mall Elevator
(AP) 02/10/2004 04:07 PM
AP - Apparently store hours mean little to hundreds of bats that have flocked to an employee elevator at the back of a shopping mall near downtown.

"Mall patrons allegedly slimed with used
condoms"

"Mall patrons allegedly slimed with used
condoms" 04/18/2005 03:11 PM

MSNBC - How to find a parking space at
the mall

MSNBC - How to find a parking space at
the mall 12/26/2004 06:49 PM
There are four types of parkers at the mall .. How to find a parking space at the mall .. msnbc

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