Bal Harbour Shops Ranks No. 1 in Women's Wear Daily's Annual Top 15 Listing.Business/Photo Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.120902/bb2 BAL (1) (Basic Assembly Language) The assembly language for the IBM 370/3000/4000 mainframe series. (2) (Branch And Link) An instruction used to transfer control to another part of the program. BAL - Basic Assembly Language HARBOUR, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002 Women's Wear Daily Women's Wear Daily (WWD) is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion."[1][2] It is the flagship journal of Fairchild Publications, Inc.[3] WWD's publisher is Ralph Erardy, Sr. (WWD WWD Women's Wear Daily (newspaper) WWD World Water Day (March 22nd) WWD Wastewater Discharge WWD Westward (weather reports) WWD Cape May, NJ United States ) ranked Bal Harbour Shops Bal Harbour Shops, is an upscale open-air shopping mall located in Bal Harbour, Florida, a suburb of Miami, and Florida's most exclusive shopping destination. The mall is still one of the few remaining family-owned malls in the nation and boasts one of the most exclusive luxury #1 as the most productive shopping center in the U.S. in their annual survey, based on average sales per square foot. According to the productivity survey, Bal Harbour Shops generates more than three times the national average, with sales of $1,350 per square foot. Bal Harbour Shops is one of Greater Miami's most visited shopping attractions, with tourists regularly accounting for at least fifty percent of their customer mix. The Travel Industry Association of America cites shopping as the number one activity for visitors to the United States, as well as for domestic travelers. Despite challenging times for the retail industry, WWD attributes the powerhouse revenues of the most successful malls to some shared characteristics: "They are popular tourism destinations, filled with high-end retailers who have a captive audience, and/or are located in a densely populated area." Sizing up retail's top performers, WWD lists The Forum Shops in Las Vegas as second, Ala Monana Center in Honolulu as third, The Americana in Manhasset, New York Manhasset is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 8,362. Manhasset is a Native American term that translates to "the island neighborhood. as fourth, and South Coast Plaza South Coast Plaza is an upscale shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California, USA, in Orange County, and one of the most notable shopping centers in the United States. In 2004, Women's Wear Daily in California as fifth. Given the proliferation of more than 45,000 malls nationwide and an up-tick in development of luxury retail centers in most major cities, it is extraordinary that three Miami-area shopping centers made the coveted top-15 list: with Bal Harbour Shops leading the way, Dadeland ranks tenth with $690 sales per square foot; the Aventura Mall ranks twelfth, with $680 sales per square foot. The average U.S. mall achieves sales of about $340 per square foot. In 1965, Bal Harbour Shops' owner/developer Stanley Whitman created a shopping hall of fame, attracting the most famous names in fashion and generating record sales that would become the industry's benchmark for luxury retailing. With a 37-year track record of success, Bal Harbour Shops remains true to its heritage to please the most discerning customers from all over the world, helping Bal Harbour Village to become "Florida's most fashionable destination." Bal Harbour Village is located in Greater Miami (equidistant e·qui·dis·tant adj. Equally distant. e  qui·dis tance n. from Miami International and Fort Lauderdale International Airports) at the northern tip of Miami Beach, and features two oceanfront resorts: the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort and the Sea View Hotel, across the street from world-renown Bal Harbour Shops. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.120902/bb2 |
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