Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area‚ constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula‚ and the second-largest in the Arab world‚ after Algeria. It is bordered by Jordan‚ and Iraq on the north and northeast‚ Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east‚ Oman on the southeast‚ and Yemen on the south. The Red Sea lies to its west‚ and the Persian Gulf lies to the east. Saudi Arabia has an
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The Shopping Mall as Consumer Habitat PETER H. BLOCH University of Missouri NANCY M. RIDGWAY University of Colorado SCOTT A. DAWSON* Portland State University Although large enclosed shopping malls represent signt$icant institutions in modem Western culture‚ consumers’ activities within malls have been surprisingly underresearched. In the present study‚ consumers’ interrelationships with malls as consumption sites are explored using the concept of a habitat drawn from the ecological
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Shopping Malls: Boon or Bane The world has witnessed rapid economic development in last twenty years. Countries specially‚ India‚ China‚ Brazil‚ Russia etc have seen rapid growth in terms of direct foreign investments‚ development of infrastructure and migration of rural population to urban centres. Shopping malls‚ expressways‚ commercial centres rule the urban landscape amidst sordid state of social structure and governance. Shopping malls are seen as weekend hubs for shopping‚ dining or anything
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FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR GROWTH OF MALLS One of the main reasons for the growth of modern retail is the fact that people today‚ especially from the middle and upper middle class have a large chunk of disposable income due to a dynamic and growing economy and hence the rising levels of income. This results in them spending more than ever before. Another aspect which has to be mentioned here is that the youth today are no longer depended on their parents to fulfil their needs and wants. All their
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Thoughts on “At the Galleria Shopping Mall” In “At the Galleria Shopping Mall‚” Tony Hoagland expresses anxiety about and dreads the impact of modern American traditions and standards at the beginning of the new millennium. In the second line of the poem‚ he says “there are some 49-dollar Chinese made TVs.” This shows how America imports a lot of electronic devices from China‚ just about everything from TVs to iPhones to computers. Chinese labor is cheaper and quicker‚ making more sense to
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SHOPPING MALL AS A LEISURE DESTINATION SUFIAN HAMAT SCHOOL OF HOUSING‚ BUILDING AND PLANNING UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA‚ PENANG SUPERVISOR: DR. NURWATI BADARUZZAMAN ASSOC. PROF. DR ABDUL GHAFAR e-mail: Sufian@iiu.edu.my Shopping mall has become part of a ‘way of life’. The place is a destination frequented by many levels and age groups of people during leisure time and weekends. The intentions of going to the mall now are no longer confined to shopping
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I decided to visit on Oct‚ 2007 since I had not been there for fifteen years. On my way to my home from the airport‚ I took notice of a big mall which had been constructed in my absence and this prompted me to list it as one of the vacation route destination. On that fateful day‚ my friend accompanied me to the mall‚ where we watched a movie‚ did some shopping and had great food in a restaurant. We had lots of fun strolling along the alley when a sudden and deafening explosion occurred resulting to
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of communicators during interaction. Importance:- Nonverbal communication is the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless (mostly visual) cues between people. It is one of the most important methods of communication in shopping malls as it needs to be communicated to a large number of people. When the other person or group is absorbing the message they are focused on the entire environment around them‚ meaning the other person uses all five senses in the interaction: 83% sight
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How to Know if You have it“ claims that malls have negative effect on people. In author‘s opinion‚ shopping centres make people sick: they usually get tired very fast‚ feel anxious and even lost the perception of place and time. The disease‚ which has got the name Mallaise‚ has such sypmtoms as: difficulties in concentrating‚ extreme nervousness or unjustified worries. This sickness affects people who usually hates shopping or just wandering around the mall. William Kowinski even confessed that
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The evolution of modern retail formats in India from the days of the primitive weekly markets or village fairs gradually changed the face of retailing from an entertainment orientation to a more conscious profession of delivering consistent quality shopping Experience. Retailing appeared in the Indian Horizon in the 70’s when shops like Raymonds‚ Nalli’s and Bata set up their exclusive stress and /or franchisees. The early 80’s witnessed the emergence of “Akbar ally’s” in Mumbai and “spencers” in Chennai
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