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February
2003
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Cover
Story
 Alive
& Kicking
Employees at Prime Retail got a great Christmas present when their CEO
called them together to announce that the company had retired a $90 million
loan. VRN looks at Prime’s steady progress toward pulling out of
a financial mess that came to light three years ago.
Features
Wannado Something?
A long-discussed plan to begin adding Mexican-backed children’s educational
amusement centers to some of Mills Corp.’s value-oriented malls appears
to be moving closer to reality.
 Retail
Round Up
Howard Buerkle retires from Jones New York; Phillips-Van Heusen buys Calvin
Klein; Wilsons Leather Goods and North Face close stores. Plus, a look
at why luxury purchases lower stress and word that Britney Spears is suing
a shoe retailer.
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 Global
Outlets
International:
Brighton Marina Jazzes Up
New owners pour $40 million into
the mixed-use project, improving the outlet portion’s tenancy
and creating
a new core of shoppers. Plus other International News.
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 Appealing
to Parents
USA Factory Stores in Opelika, Ala., sponsors a DNA sampling site for
shopping moms and dads.
VRN Spring Convention
The 2003 VRN Spring Outlet Retail Deal Making will be suite-based, held
at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Secaucus, N.J., March 20-21.
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