Boutique Mall Off To A Slow Start
8:30a. In contrast to the crowed Big Box Stores and ordinary shopping malls, the only people in the recently renovated Green Hills Mall, a high end, boutique mall, were a few customers, mall walkers and store employees. Sales are off to a slow start this morning. But some stores in this boutique mall, such as Panera Bread, predict record sales. Other stores disagree. They contend that bargain conscious customers will skip this boutique mall and flee to the discounters, "sales will only be slightly higher than a regular day." Several stores forecast an onslaught of teenagers around lunchtime. Whatever? Check back to see if a teen invasion occurs...