| Orlando Premium Outlets' owner buys Dixie Stampede
The mystery buyer of Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede is little more than a stone's throw from the now-shuttered dinner attraction on Interstate 4 near Walt Disney World.
The parent company of the Orlando Premium Outlets shopping center confirmed Tuesday that it holds the contract to buy the property at 8251 Vineland Ave. The company, Chelsea Property Group, is a division of Simon Property Group, the nation's biggest shopping-mall owner and operator.
Chelsea officials wouldn't elaborate on their plans for the 13-acre site, which is across Vineland Avenue from Orlando Premium Outlets.
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Apparel and accessory retailers bask in DSS glory
With the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) sales offering discounts and hard-to-miss promotions to the customers, the lure of shopping in Dubai increases manifold not just for the residents but also for the visitors from various corners of the globe. A recent report by the Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG) has revealed that during the first two weeks of Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), sales revenues of participating outlets skyrocketed by 103 per cent to Dh67 million. As the summer fiesta surges ahead on its glorious path of progress, the projected figure of total spend for the current edition doesn't seem too far. It is estimated that this year will witness a 20 per cent rise in the total spend as against 2006, reaching Dh3.08 billion. Apparel and accessory retailers are all in favour of the projection and have been reporting a constant rise in sales since the start of summer this year.
Early bird bags bargains at Boxing Day bonanza
IT WAS SHOPPING bags at dawn for Macclesfield bargain hunter Kelly Walmsley, who was the very first person through the Trafford Centre's doors for the Boxing Day sales. Shopaholic Kelly, 29, arrived just after 4am in the cold and dark at the Manchester retail outlet, 50 minutes before security guards opened up. She was number one of an estimated 130,000 people throughout the Bank Holiday to pile into the shopping mall, with 25,000 inside by the time all the shops had opened at 10am. Kelly said: “I've been coming every year since the centre opened and this year I've timed it perfectly. I'll take anything at all as long as it's a bargain." It would seem her 4am arrival – to get in line for the sale at Next and Next Kids which opened their doors at 7am – was worth it.
Un-Clogging Outlet Traffic by J. Bell
For the past 18 months, workers have been rushing to rebuild the interchange near the Prime Outlets at Grove City. The 18-million dollar project was funded with federal, state and private dollars. Those involved in the effort formally dedicated the finished product, just a few weeks ahead of their their busiest day of the year: The Christmas shopping season. Shopper Amanda Dunn calls it "Crazy. It's fun because there are a lot of people around but it's kind of a pain in the butt." Mary Jarsic, a customer from the Pittsburgh area recalls, "The traffic's from Eat N' Park all the ways maybe halfway up the parking lot." It usually backs up for miles along I-79. But maybe not this year. Route 208 has gone from three lanes to six. There's now a mile-long slip lane from the Prime Outlets entrance that allows vehicles to continuously flow to the interstate.
New Outlet Mall Planned In Monroe Area
Traders World and the Turtlecreek Township Flea Market are expected to have a new, "upscale" neighbor move in next door. Groundbreaking is planned this spring for a new outlet mall off of I-75 in the Monroe area. Plans for the "upscale" Cincinnati Premium Outlet shopping center target the fields southeast of the I-75 and State Route 63 interchange in Warren County. The partially-enclosed mall, which would be operated by the Chelsea Property Group, is expected to open in 2009. Prospective tenants among the 120 stores include Polo, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Crate & Barrel and J. Crew. No word though yet on whether a casino will be built next door anytime soon -- or how traffic will be handled. .
Chinese dumplings contain insecticide
The gyoza, which historically originated in China but is one of Japan's most popular foods, is a steamed dumpling, generally with ground meat inside. JT Foods said an insecticide called methamidophos was found in the dumplings. Share this article What is this? .
Madeleine is more than a news story, she symbolises the dangers all ...
Those women lived with knowledge I didn't need. That may be the point, if any, of the tale. Life has menaced the McCanns, menaced the core of their existence, in a manner that most of us dread to contemplate. Is that news? The question is intended to sound harsh. The fact is that your child is at more risk from a drunken or stupid driver than from a predator. The fact is, equally, that Madeleine is not the first child to have been abducted, nor, in this miserable human zoo of ours, will she be the last. Another fact is that accidents, disease, hunger and bombs kill children every moment of every day. But for weeks now only one child has truly occupied our attention. Is that wrong? Is the fact that the McCanns, their families and friends, have conducted a technically brilliantpublicrelationscampaigntokeep Madeleine's image bright in our minds somehow unsettling, as though demanding that we forget every other infant at risk? Two answers.
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