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British Columbia witnesses largest open-air mall sale in Western Canada to-date in 2010

Vancouver, Canada - Avison Young, Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company, announced today that it has negotiated British Columbia's largest open-air mall retail investment transaction in Western Canada thus far in 2010.

Grosvenor Americas and its institutional investors have sold South Point Exchange shopping centre (3033-3191 152nd Street) in Surrey, BC to a Canadian private investor for $91 million. Read more...

Diet-to-Go Delivers a New Way to Achieve Weight Loss: Mall Kiosks

Lorton, VA - Diet-to-Go, a national leader in the creation and delivery of delicious, perfectly-portioned meals, has delivered yet another creative way to help overweight Americans shed a few pounds without visiting weight loss centers, taking pills or undergoing surgery. Diet-to-Go kiosks are now popping up in malls where busy shoppers can quickly sign up for a meal plan, then continue on with their shopping. Read more...

Flip Flop Shops and havaianas Partner for Primo August Promo

Atlanta, GA – As summer comes to an end and the back-to-school season arrives in full-swing, what better way to welcome the fall season than in the most stylish and comfortable, must-have havaianas flips flops. Flip Flop Shops has announced that it is partnering with havaianas for its August system-wide promotion, encouraging back-to-school shoppers to “Live…Work…Play With Their Toes Exposed®.” Read more...

Headway Corporate Resources & Casual Male Retail Group

Raleigh, NC – Headway Corporate Resources, a North American workforce solutions provider, announced today its recruitment solution partnership with Casual Male Retail Group, an international specialty retailer of big and tall men’s apparel. Headway’s leading-edge recruitment strategies, combined with its technology-driven sourcing and assessment processes, has enabled the Casual Male Retail Group to find and acquire superior quality store managers, assistant managers and district managers in a more effective and efficient manner over traditional recruiting methods. Read more...

Flip Flop Shops and Scott Hawaii Announce the Lucky Winner of A Dream Vacation to Hawaii

Atlanta, GA – Flip Flop Shops and Scott Hawaii today announced the winner of their summer contest. Yolanda Ayala of Canoga Park, California purchased the winning pair of Scott Hawaii slippahs providing her with an all-expense paid trip to the island of Oahu to “play with her toes exposed!” Read more...

Club Tattoo Inside Miracle Mile Shops Hosts An Autograph Signing With The Dirty Heads

Club Tattoo inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino hosts an autograph signing session with reggae rock band The Dirty Headsfrom 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 30. The band will be available to meet fans and sign autographs. In addition, shoppers will have the chance to win a complimentary tattoo from Club Tattoo (valued at $200), Skullcandy headphones and tickets to see The Dirty Heads perform live with Sublime with Rome the same night. Read more...

Carriage Works Carts & Kiosk Company Booming in Las Vegas

Klamath Falls, OR - Carriage Works, Inc. - Since the summer of 2008, Las Vegas, a town once thought to be recession proof, has suffered the full brunt of the economic downturn.

However, the worst of it finally appears to have passed as properties up and down the strip are again beginning to pull out their check books.

Carriage Works, a veteran company in the cart, kiosk and RMU manufacturing segment, has seen increases in sales to this city that surpass growth in other markets around the country. Read more...

The Socket Pocket Puts an End to Unsightly Digital Clutter

Boston, MA – Today’s consumer may own as many as three, four or even five portable electronic devices to help them stay on top of their busy, on-the-go lifestyles. Although portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, PDA’s, iPods and digital cameras offer optimum convenience, there remains one issue that has continued to haunt even the most organized personal electronics user – how and where to charge the batteries without creating unpleasant clutter on your nightstand, desk, or kitchen counter. The Socket Pocket®, from Perfect Curve®, solves all those woes in an instant, while also keeping your electronic accessory safely out of children and pets reach. Read more...

Boston Designers Debut in Exclusive Retail Concept

Boston, MA – Local fashion and home designers and artists rocked Boston with the debut of a one-of-a-kind retail concept at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Changing the landscape of designer retail, Local Collection opened a second location on May 1, 2010 in the South Market Building of Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The boutique showcases apparel, accessories, jewelry and home décor from today’s emerging “local” Boston area designers. Local Collection is a unique retail consignment boutique introducing the eclectic works of such fashion trendsetters to mainstream consumers. Read more...

Hot Mama opens three new stores in three weeks

Minneapolis, MN – Just as they did last fall, Hot Mama has opened three new stores in a three week span. This rapidly growing retail company worked with Minneapolis-based design and marketing firm, Shea, Inc., which has been providing design services for the upscale boutique since its inception in 2004. The latest installments of this locally-based concept include stores in Madison, WI; St. Louis Park, MN; and Eden Prairie, MN, bringing the total number of Hot Mama stores to sixteen. Read more...