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Modesto, California
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Modesto /məˈdɛstoʊ/, officially the City of Modesto, is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, it is the 18th largest city in the state of California, the Modesto Census County Division, which includes the cities of Ceres and Riverbank, had a population of 312,842 as of 2010. Modesto has been honored as a Tree City USA numerous times and it is surrounded by rich farmland, Stanislaus County ranks sixth among California counties in farm production. Led by milk, almonds, chickens, walnuts, and corn silage, the farm-to-table movement plays a central role in Modesto living as in the Central Valley. The citys annual Architectural Festival honors Modestos history as a ground for mid-century modern architecture during the 1940s and 50s. Modestos mid-century buildings have been featured four times in Museum of Modern Art publications, in December 2009, Forbes ranked Modesto 48th out of 100 among Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities. In this ranking, Modesto ranked 8th in housing affordability and travel time, Modesto is the home of Gallo Family Winery, the largest privately owned winery in the world. Modesto was originally a stop on the railroad connecting Sacramento to Los Angeles, at its founding in 1870, it was to be named Ralston after financier William C. Ralstons modesty prompted him to ask that another name be found, Modesto was incorporated in 1884 with a population of over 1,000. With fields of grain, a river for grain barges, and railroad traffic. Irrigation water came from dams installed in the foothills, and irrigated fields of vegetables and fruit, by 1900, Modestos population was over 4,500. During World War II, the area provided canned goods, powdered milk, for the next few decades, Modestos population grew about two percent per year to over 100,000 in 1980, and over 200,000 in 2001. The citys official motto, Water Wealth Contentment Health, is emblazoned on the downtown Modesto Arch, the motto was selected in a contest held in 1911. Modestos motto is sometimes spoofed as The land gets the water, the bankers get the wealth, the cows get contentment, Modesto is known for the following tourist attractions and historical sites. McHenry Mansion – Built in the early 1880s by Robert McHenry, the mansion is included on the National Register of Historic Places. McHenry Museum – Across the street from the McHenry Mansion, filled with tidbits from Modestos history George Lucas Plaza – American Graffiti-inspired bronze statue made in honor of Modesto filmmaker George Lucas, located at Five Points. Gallo Center for the Arts – Center for the performing arts opened in 2007 and is located in downtown Modesto at 1000 I Street, Downtown Modesto – Known for having a variety of restaurants and night life. It also hosts a multi-venue Art Walk year around on the third Thursday of the month, the State Theatre – Dating back to the 1920s, it was recently renovated and serves as a local performance arts center and as a theater specializing in independent and foreign films
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California
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California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the western coast of the U. S, California is bordered by the other U. S. states of Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California. Los Angeles is Californias most populous city, and the second largest after New York City. The Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nations second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, California also has the nations most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The Central Valley, an agricultural area, dominates the states center. What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its war for independence. The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California, the California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic changes, with large-scale emigration from the east and abroad with an accompanying economic boom. If it were a country, California would be the 6th largest economy in the world, fifty-eight percent of the states economy is centered on finance, government, real estate services, technology, and professional, scientific and technical business services. Although it accounts for only 1.5 percent of the states economy, the story of Calafia is recorded in a 1510 work The Adventures of Esplandián, written as a sequel to Amadis de Gaula by Spanish adventure writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The kingdom of Queen Calafia, according to Montalvo, was said to be a land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts. This conventional wisdom that California was an island, with maps drawn to reflect this belief, shortened forms of the states name include CA, Cal. Calif. and US-CA. Settled by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years, various estimates of the native population range from 100,000 to 300,000. The Indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct groups of Native Americans, ranging from large, settled populations living on the coast to groups in the interior. California groups also were diverse in their organization with bands, tribes, villages. Trade, intermarriage and military alliances fostered many social and economic relationships among the diverse groups, the first European effort to explore the coast as far north as the Russian River was a Spanish sailing expedition, led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, in 1542. Some 37 years later English explorer Francis Drake also explored and claimed a portion of the California coast in 1579. Spanish traders made unintended visits with the Manila galleons on their trips from the Philippines beginning in 1565
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Geographic coordinate system
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A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system used in geography that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation, to specify a location on a two-dimensional map requires a map projection. The invention of a coordinate system is generally credited to Eratosthenes of Cyrene. Ptolemy credited him with the adoption of longitude and latitude. Ptolemys 2nd-century Geography used the prime meridian but measured latitude from the equator instead. Mathematical cartography resumed in Europe following Maximus Planudes recovery of Ptolemys text a little before 1300, in 1884, the United States hosted the International Meridian Conference, attended by representatives from twenty-five nations. Twenty-two of them agreed to adopt the longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the Dominican Republic voted against the motion, while France and Brazil abstained. France adopted Greenwich Mean Time in place of local determinations by the Paris Observatory in 1911, the latitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle between the equatorial plane and the straight line that passes through that point and through the center of the Earth. Lines joining points of the same latitude trace circles on the surface of Earth called parallels, as they are parallel to the equator, the north pole is 90° N, the south pole is 90° S. The 0° parallel of latitude is designated the equator, the plane of all geographic coordinate systems. The equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the longitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle east or west of a reference meridian to another meridian that passes through that point. All meridians are halves of great ellipses, which converge at the north and south poles, the prime meridian determines the proper Eastern and Western Hemispheres, although maps often divide these hemispheres further west in order to keep the Old World on a single side. The antipodal meridian of Greenwich is both 180°W and 180°E, the combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of Earth, without consideration of altitude or depth. The grid formed by lines of latitude and longitude is known as a graticule, the origin/zero point of this system is located in the Gulf of Guinea about 625 km south of Tema, Ghana. To completely specify a location of a feature on, in, or above Earth. Earth is not a sphere, but a shape approximating a biaxial ellipsoid. It is nearly spherical, but has an equatorial bulge making the radius at the equator about 0. 3% larger than the radius measured through the poles, the shorter axis approximately coincides with the axis of rotation
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California State Route 99
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State Route 99, commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99, is a north–south state highway in the U. S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley. From its southern end at Interstate 5 near Wheeler Ridge to its end at SR36 near Red Bluff. Cities served include Bakersfield, Delano, Tulare, Visalia, Kingsburg, Selma, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Modesto, Stockton, Sacramento, Turlock, Yuba City, and Chico. The highway is a remnant of the former Mexico to Canada U. S. Route 99, north of Sacramento, the road ranges from a rural two-lane road to a four-lane freeway. SR99 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, the entirety of this segment is now built to freeway standards with complete access control, although some older portions are not yet in compliance with Interstate Highway standards. The freeway sections connect and serve the agriculture and industry of the California Central Valley, most of the freeway also parallels the Union Pacifics Fresno Subdivision. In Sacramento, SR99 first joins with I-80 Business as part of the Capital City Freeway and these SR99 concurrences are not officially designated by the California Department of Transportation, but mapmakers often show it as such. SR99 signage had existed along that route for motorists convenience, but was removed in 2000, and replaced by TO SR99 signs instead. SR99 then splits from I-5 in northern Sacramento, and then heads along the segment of the Sacramento Valley through Yuba City. A majority of SR99 from Sacramento to Red Bluff is a highway, while segments in Yuba City. SR99 remains a freeway as the route leaves Sacramento County. As SR99 crosses SR20 as an intersection, the highway becomes a four-lane freeway for 3 miles before reverting to a two-lane road, passing the smaller towns of Live Oak, Fagan. SR99 briefly is a local road through Gridley before continuing as a two-lane highway. SR99 passes by the side of the Thermalito Afterbay. SR162 joins SR99 for 2 miles before splitting off east towards the end of the Thermalito Afterbay. SR99 then transitions from a road to a four-lane divided expressway just before the interchange at SR149 turning northwest. As SR99 leaves Chico, the highway reverts to a 2-lane road before crossing into Tehama County and passing rural areas. The route then curves to the west and terminates at the junction with SR36, approximately 1.5 miles from I-5 in Red Bluff
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Macerich
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Macerich is a self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It is the third-largest owner and operator of shopping centers in the United States and it traces its antecedents to the MaceRich Real Estate Company founded in New York in 1964 by Mace Siegel and Richard Cohen who combined their first names to name their company. After years of buying and owning shopping centers privately, in 1994 the company went public as The Macerich Company, in 2006, the company name was rebranded to Macerich. In 2002, Macerich acquired Phoenix-based Westcor Partners for $1.475 billion, the purchase added nine properties to Macerichs portfolio, including Scottsdale Fashion Square. Three years later, it acquired Rochester-based Wilmorite Properties for $2.333 billion, on April 12015, the company rejected a $16.8 Billion takeover offer from Simon Property Group. Macerich rejected the bid on the grounds that Simon undervalued the company. The Macerich Company was a NORAD Tracks Santa program partner and sponsor for the 2005 and 2006 NORAD Tracks Santa seasons, the overall experience provided retail centers with multiple benefits such as extended stays of visit, additional, and changing foot-traffic patterns and property brand recognition. The result was a wonderful, and inventive boost to the shopping experience at the Macerich malls featuring NORAD/Santa Tracking Stations. Shopping property management firms Macerich Home Page
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Anchor store
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In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain. Current examples of common anchor stores in the USA include Younkers, Macys, Kohls, Sears, Bergners, Dillards, Carsons, Boscovs, The Bon-Ton, Bloomingdales, Lord & Taylor, and JCPenney. Defunct examples include Montgomery Ward, Mervyns, Eatons, Lazarus, Galyans, Foleys, Marshall Fields, Hechts, Sports Authority, Parisian, anchors generally have their rents heavily discounted, and may even receive cash inducements from the mall to remain open. The regional center typically has two or more anchors, while the superregional typically has three or more, in each case, the anchors account for 50-70% of the malls leasable space. Malls with anchor stores have consistently outperformed those without one, as the anchor helps draw shoppers initially attracted to the anchor to shop at stores in the mall. Early on, grocery stores were a type of anchor store. However, research on consumer behavior revealed that most trips to the store did not result in visits to surrounding shops. Large supermarkets remain common anchor stores within power centers however, the challenges faced by the traditional large department stores have led to a resurgence in the use of supermarkets as anchors
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Shopping mall
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A shopping arcade is a specific form serving the same purpose. Many early shopping arcades such as the Burlington Arcade in London, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, however, many smaller arcades have been demolished, replaced with large centers or malls, often accessible by vehicle. Technical innovations such as lighting and escalators were introduced from the late 19th century. From the late 20th century, entertainment venues such as movie theaters, as a single built structure, early shopping centers were often architecturally significant constructions, enabling wealthier patrons to buy goods in spaces protected from the weather. In places around the world, the shopping centre is used, especially in Europe, Australia. Mall is a term used predominantly in North America, outside of North America, shopping precinct and shopping arcade are also used. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, malls are commonly referred to as shopping centres, the majority of British shopping centres are located in city centres, usually found in old and historic shopping districts and surrounded by subsidiary open air shopping streets. Large examples include West Quay in Southampton, Manchester Arndale, Bullring Birmingham, Liverpool One, Trinity Leeds, Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow and these centres were built in the 1980s and 1990s, but planning regulations prohibit the construction of any more. Out-of-town shopping developments in the UK are now focused on retail parks, planning policy prioritizes the development of existing town centres, although with patchy success. Bullring, Birmingham is the busiest shopping centre in the UK welcoming over 36.5 million shoppers in its opening year, there are a reported 222 malls in Europe. In 2014, these malls had combined sales of $12.47 billion and this represented a 10% bump in revenues from the prior year. One of the earliest examples of public shopping areas comes from ancient Rome, One of the earliest public shopping centers is Trajans Market in Rome located in Trajans Forum. Trajans Market was probably built around 100-110 CE by Apollodorus of Damascus, the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul was built in the 15th century and is still one of the largest covered shopping centers in the world, with more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops. Numerous other covered shopping arcades, such as the 19th-century Al-Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus, Syria, isfahans Grand Bazaar, which is largely covered, dates from the 10th century. The 10-kilometer-long, covered Tehrans Grand Bazaar also has a lengthy history, the oldest continuously occupied shopping mall in the world is likely to be the Chester Rows. Dating back at least to the 13th century, these covered walkways housed shops, with storage, different rows specialized in different goods, such as Bakers Row or Fleshmongers Row. The Marché des Enfants Rouges in Paris opened in 1628 and still runs today, the Oxford Covered Market in Oxford, England opened in 1774 and still runs today. The Passage du Caire was opened in Paris in 1798, the Burlington Arcade in London was opened in 1819
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Modesto Area Express
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Modesto Area Express, better known by the acronym MAX, is the primary bus agency for Modesto, a Northern California city with over 200,000 inhabitants. The agency provides regular transit and dial-a-ride local service in addition to commuter service to regional rail systems, BART, ACE. Hours of operation are,6,00 am –7,50 pm, Mon- Fri,7,50 am –7,00 pm, Saturday,8,45 am –6,00 pm, Sunday. There is no service on holidays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day. There is priority seating for adults and persons with impaired abilities. All buses have lifts and also offer bike racks
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Stanislaus Regional Transit
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Stanislaus Regional Transit, marketed as StaRT, is the primary provider of mass transportation in the suburban areas of Stanislaus County, California. It serves more outlying regions of the county, while the Modesto Area Express runs public transit within the city of Modesto, six fixed routes are provided, while the agency also offers flexible route dial-a-ride service. 10 Modesto/Turlock Express 15 Modesto/Turlock 40 Modesto/Grayson/Patterson 45 Turlock/Patterson/Gustine 60 Modesto/Riverbank/Oakdale 70 Modesto/Turlock/Merced 45W Gustine, newman and Crows Landing Commuter Turlock and Patterson directly to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station StaRT
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Apple Inc.
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Apple is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Apples consumer software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems, the media player, the Safari web browser. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store and Mac App Store, Apple Music, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell personal computers. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. in January 1977, Apple joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in March 2015. In November 2014, Apple became the first U. S. company to be valued at over US$700 billion in addition to being the largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization. The company employs 115,000 full-time employees as of July 2015 and it operates the online Apple Store and iTunes Store, the latter of which is the worlds largest music retailer. Consumers use more than one billion Apple products worldwide as of March 2016, Apples worldwide annual revenue totaled $233 billion for the fiscal year ending in September 2015. This revenue accounts for approximately 1. 25% of the total United States GDP.1 billion, the corporation receives significant criticism regarding the labor practices of its contractors and its environmental and business practices, including the origins of source materials. Apple was founded on April 1,1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, the Apple I kits were computers single-handedly designed and hand-built by Wozniak and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard, which was less than what is now considered a personal computer. The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 and was market-priced at $666.66, Apple was incorporated January 3,1977, without Wayne, who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800. Multimillionaire Mike Markkula provided essential business expertise and funding of $250,000 during the incorporation of Apple, during the first five years of operations revenues grew exponentially, doubling about every four months. Between September 1977 and September 1980 yearly sales grew from $775,000 to $118m, the Apple II, also invented by Wozniak, was introduced on April 16,1977, at the first West Coast Computer Faire. It differed from its rivals, the TRS-80 and Commodore PET, because of its character cell-based color graphics. While early Apple II models used ordinary cassette tapes as storage devices, they were superseded by the introduction of a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk drive and interface called the Disk II. The Apple II was chosen to be the platform for the first killer app of the business world, VisiCalc. VisiCalc created a market for the Apple II and gave home users an additional reason to buy an Apple II. Before VisiCalc, Apple had been a distant third place competitor to Commodore, by the end of the 1970s, Apple had a staff of computer designers and a production line
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Bebe Stores
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Bebe Stores, Inc is a womens retail clothier established in 1976. The brand develops and produces a line of apparel and accessories, which it markets under the Bebe, BebeSport. The company operates 312 stores, of which 215 are Bebe stores,32 are 2b Bebe stores,64 are BebeSport stores and these stores are located in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Canada. Bebe also has a division in Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Israel, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey. Mashouf owns approximately 55% of the company, in March 2017, bebe announced that it will close all stores in 2017, and become an online-only retailer. Founder Manny Mashouf came up with the name after a conversation that was had at a party he attended in San Francisco during the 1970s shortly before he established the brand, Bebe, the first store was opened in San Francisco in 1976. BebeSport, the company launched BebeSport in year 2003 to focus on active lifestyle via sportswear, tops, sweaters, outerwear, in 2009, BebeSport stores were converted to PH8 with BebeSport product now sold in Bebe and 2b Bebe stores. PH8, The company converted BebeSport stores to PH8 stores in November 2009, PH8 offers casual weekend apparel, work-out attire and accessories such as bags, shoes and seasonal items. 2b Bebe, Bebes outlet division provide clearance merchandise, Bebe logo merchandise, as of 2012, Bebe has launched a bridal wear line available in stores throughout United States. Additional bridal salons were under consideration however the venture was abandoned due to poor sales. The bridal wear line debuted with a designed by Project Runway runner up Rami Kashou. To further brand exposure, the company signs celebrities for ad campaigns, brenda Song was the face of Bebes 2007 ad campaign. The company signed actresses Rebecca Romijn as the face of Bebe from Spring 2007 through Spring 2008, mischa Barton was the face of Bebes 2006 ad campaign. In 2007, Bebe selected advertising agency MD70, with Creative Direction by Fredrik Peterhoff to produce Bebe Holiday and Spring 2009, Bebe Sports and Bebe Accessories Spring 2009 campaign. Photographed by Camilla Åkrans, styled by Julia von Boehm and shot in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, the Bebe Spring campaign features model Anne Marie van Dijk. The spring campaign appeared in the February and March titles of Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour, as well as billboards and phone kiosks in New York, Los Angeles, a campaign video will run in stores and online at Bebe Video YouTube channel. Bebe has semi-annual collection preview events where clients are invited to preview the latest collections at bebe stores, additionally, the company partners with national and regional magazines to host events benefiting non-profit organizations. The company designs and develops the majority of merchandise in-house with outsourced manufacturing, on August 9,2010, Emilia Fabricant became president of Bebe Stores
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BJ's Restaurants
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BJs Restaurants, Inc. is an American restaurant chain. It has about 170 casual dining restaurants under names such as BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse, BJs Pizza & Grill, some of the restaurants include a brewery. BJs was founded in 1978 and first opened in Orange County, by 1996, seven restaurants had opened between San Diego and Los Angeles. Originally known as Chicago Pizza, the company went public about 1996, between 2010 and 2011, the National Retail Federation named it as one of the 10 fastest growing restaurants in the U. S. based on year-over-year sales
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Tapestry, Inc.
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Coach, Inc. is a multinational luxury fashion company based in New York City. Coach was founded in 1941, as a workshop in a loft on 34th Street in Manhattan, with six leatherworkers who made wallets. In 1946, Miles Cahn and his wife Lillian joined the company, Miles and Lillian Cahn were owners of a leather handbag manufacturing business, and were knowledgeable about leatherworks and business. By 1950, Cahn had taken over the business, during the early years, Cahn noticed the distinctive properties and qualities of the leather used to make baseball gloves. With wear and use, the leather in a glove became softer and suppler, attempting to mimic this process, Cahn made a way of processing the leather to make it stronger, softer, and more flexible. Since the leather absorbed dye very well, this also created a richer, deeper color in the leather. Soon after Cahn developed this new process, Lillian Cahn suggested to Miles that the supplement the factorys mens accessories business by adding womens leather handbags. The sturdy cowhide bags were an immediate hit, Miles and Lillian Cahn bought the company through a leveraged buyout in 1961. In 1961, Cahn hired Bonnie Cashin, a sportswear pioneer, Cashin revolutionized the products design, working as creative head for Coach from 1962 through 1974. Cashin instituted the inclusion of side pockets, coin purses, in 1979, Lewis Frankfort joined the company as vice-president of business development. During this time, Coach was making $6 million in sales and products were being distributed through the wholesale channel. He was mentored by the then executive VP of sales, Richard Rose, Richard joined Coach in 1965, and he is credited with making Coach a household name after putting the product in department stores across the United States and abroad. He retired from his position in the company in 1995, in 1981, under Frankforts leadership, the company opened its first directly operated retail location on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Coach was then sold to Sara Lee Corporation for a reported $30 million, Lew Frankfort succeeded Cahn as president. Sara Lee structured Coach under its Hanes Group, in early 1986, new boutiques were opened in Macys stores in New York City and San Francisco. Additional Coach stores were under construction, and similar boutiques were to be opened in major department stores later that year. By November 1986, the company was operating 12 stores, along with nearly 50 boutiques within department stores. In 1996, Lew Frankfort was named chairman and CEO of Coach, the following year, under Frankforts leadership, Coach hired Reed Krakoff, whose creative and commercials instincts aimed to make Coach products functional, lightweight, and stylish
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Chico's (clothing retailer)
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Chicos is a retail womens clothing chain founded in 1983 by a three-person operation on Sanibel Island, Florida. Chico’s FAS, Inc. is an American women’s clothing and accessories retailer, the company was founded by Marvin and Helene Gralnick and is headquartered in Ft. Myers, Florida. Chico’s FAS operates three brands, its namesake Chico’s, White House | Black Market and Soma, as of November 1,2014, Chico’s FAS operated 1,557 womens clothing stores in the US and Canada and sold merchandise through franchise locations in Mexico. Founders Marvin and Helene Gralnick, met in 1972 while living in Guadalajara, in 1983, they opened a tiny Mexican folk art gift shop in Periwinkle Place on Sanibel Island, Florida. Helene named the shop Folk Art Specialties and then changed the name to Chico’s Folk Art Specialties after a pet parrot. The store sold mostly art, but the sweaters in the store outsold everything else, in 1985, Chico’s Folk Art Specialties opened a second boutique on Captiva Island, Florida. All early boutiques were infused with Mexican folk art combined with antiques and fixtures manufactured in Marvin’s in-house woodshop, in the beginning, Marvin and Helene would not close the store until they reached a certain amount of sales each day. They also could not afford to have printed, so the name was handwritten on each bag. The first franchise opened in Edina, Minnesota in 1987. In 1989, the company shortened its name to Chico’s FAS, in 1991, Chico’s FAS expanded into cities ranging from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Newport, Rhode Island. By 1992, the company operated 60 boutiques and began designing its own prints, Chico’s FAS went public in 1993 and began trading on NASDAQ under the title CHCS. It premiered its Most Amazing Personal Service customer service initiative in 1998, between 1998 and 2000, Chico’s sales increased an average of 50 percent per year. In 1999, Chico’s FAS began online sales at Chicos. com in 1999 and it also began advertising in national magazines, including Martha Stewart Living and Marie Claire. In 2001, the Chico’s FAS Founders building opened in Fort Myers, Florida, Chico’s FAS aired its first commercial in six major markets on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and on Martha Stewart Living. Average new store sales reached $1.45 million per year in 2003, the next year, Chico’s FAS acquired White House | Black Market, a women’s clothing company that focuses on white, black, and other variants of the two colors. Chico’s FAS also launched Soma, an intimate apparel boutique, in 2006, Chico’s FAS added 24 acres to the Fort Myers campus to support growth and stock reached a high of $49.40. In 2011, Chico’s FAS acquired Boston Proper, which is a brand available online or by catalog, two years later, Boston Proper opened its first boutique at Coconut Point in Estero, Florida. As of January 2014, Chico’s FAS Inc was accused, by a Florida-based handbag designer, in 2013, Chico’s FAS expanded internationally by opening White House | Black Market stores in Canada
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Charming Charlie
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Charming Charlie is a women’s contemporary jewelry and accessories retailer. The company has over $500M in sales and has more than 350 global retail stores across the United States, Canada, in June 2015, the company opened its New York City flagship store situated at 445 Fifth Avenue. The 16, 000-square-foot store features three floors, two of which are allocated to space, with the third housing the brand’s press office. It also features a display of product that is unique to the store. The interior space resembles the label’s 350 existing stores, with additional decorative touches unique to the new location, “It has the heritage of all of our stores, but it also has pieces of art curated for this location, ” Chanaratsopon said. In 2013, Charming Charlie was awarded with The Accessories Councils Specialty Retailer ACE Award, Magazines annual list of Top 5,000 Fastest Growing Businesses, and was featured on Forbes Magazines Ones to Watch list. Within the same year, Charlie was honored with Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Retail Category
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Sephora
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Sephora is a French chain of cosmetics stores founded in 1969. Featuring nearly 300 brands, along with its own label, Sephora offers beauty products including makeup, skincare, body, fragrance, nail color. Sephora is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH as of 1997, the Sephora logo is a white S-shaped flame against a black background. The name comes from the Greek spelling of Zipporah, the most beautiful wife of Moses, Sephora first launched in Paris in a partnership between the UKs Boots PLC and Nouvelles Galeries as a perfumery chain in 1970. It was purchased by Dominique Mandonnaud in 1993, who merged the purchase with his own perfume chain under the Sephora brand, Mandonnaud continued to expand the Sephora brand through the 1990s, opening up its flagship store in Champs Élysées in 1997. In July 1997, Mandonnaud and his partners sold Sephora to LVMH, Sephora opened its first United States store in New York City in 1998 and its first Canadian store in Toronto in 2004. Its North American headquarters is located in San Francisco, with offices in New York City. Sephora currently operates over 360 stores across North America, Sephora launched its online store to the U. S. in 1999 and into Canada in 2003. The Canadian head office was opened in February 2007 by Marie-Christine Marchives, Marie-Christine Marchives returned to France in July 2010 to become the general manager of Sephora France. She was replaced in Canada by Klaus Ryum-Larsen, Sephora currently operates over 1,700 stores in 30 countries worldwide generating over an estimated $4 billion in revenue as of 2013. As of September 2013, the Sephora at Champs Élysées in Paris, France, in 2006, Sephora. com purchased the assets of Eve. com for high six-figures. In 2010, Womens Wear Daily named Sephora the specialty retailer of the year, on 18 November 2014, four customers filed a class action lawsuit against Sephora. On 1 January 2014, Calvin McDonald replaced David Suliteanu as president, Suliteanu was named CEO of Kendo Brands, another business in the LVMH portfolio. In 26 August 2016, Sephora opened its 400th location on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, the store is the citys new flagship location. In August 2015 it was announced that Sephora would launch a subscription service, the monthly subscription service offers boxes containing five deluxe sample size products and a bonus fragrance sample for $10 a month. Boston, Columbus, and Cincinnati were the three cities to test the initial service launch in September 2015. The service launched throughout the US in 2016, in January 2015 Sephora launched FLASH 2-DAY shipping as a $10 annual subscription service. Note, The service is a subscription service that automatically renews at the end of every 12 month subscription period unless you cancel
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Tailored Brands
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Tailored Brands, Inc. is the holding company for various retail mens apparel stores, as well as two corporate apparel brands. The company has offices in the Westchase area of Houston, Texas. The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under TLRD. The company was founded by George Zimmer in 1973, in 1997, it purchased, then liquidated, the bankrupt Kuppenheimer chain. Mens Wearhouse notably ran television and radio commercials featuring Zimmer, after Hours Formalwear was originally rebranded MW Tux, but has now been rolled up under the Mens Wearhouse brand. The formalwear group within Mens Wearhouse specializes in tuxedo rentals for men, in August 2010, Mens Wearhouse acquired the trade and assets of Alexandra plc, which was in administration and Dimensions Corporatewear to develop its presence in Europe. In 2009, Mens Wearhouse became a sponsor of the United Football League. As of 4 February 2013, Mens Wearhouse employs 15,261 people, on June 19,2013, the company dismissed founder and Executive Chairman George Zimmer for undisclosed reasons. He advocated for significant changes that would enable him to regain control, on November 12,2013, Ricky Sandler, CEO of Eminence Capital LLC, published a letter he sent to Mens Wearhouse CEO Douglas Ewert discussing a merger with Joseph. On November 15,2013, Joseph A. Bank Clothiers Inc. withdrew its proposal to purchase Mens Wearhouse for $48 a share after its self-imposed November 14 deadline. In October 2013, Men’s Wearhouse received a $2.4 billion acquisition offer from smaller rival Jos. A. Bank, Men’s Wearhouse countered with an offer of its own, which sparked a five-month takeover battle between the two menswear retailers. In an attempt to dilute shares and become too large for Men’s Wearhouse to purchase, Jos. A. Bank agreed to acquire the men’s outdoor clothing company Eddie Bauer for $825 million. Men’s Wearhouse immediately responded by filing a lawsuit to block the proposed acquisition, in March 2014, Men’s Wearhouse reached an agreement to acquire Jos. A. Bank for $1.8 billion, on the condition that it dropped its acquisition bid for Eddie Bauer. In January 2016, the adopted a holding company structure and changed the name of its parent company from Mens Wearhouse to Tailored Brands. On April 14,2005, the company restated leases and depreciation of related leasehold
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Chipotle Mexican Grill
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is an American chain of fast casual restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France, specializing in tacos and Mission-style burritos. Its name derives from chipotle, the Nahuatl name for a smoked and dried chili pepper. The company currently trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CMG, Chipotle is one of the first chains of fast casual dining establishments. Competitors in the fast-casual Mexican market include Qdoba Mexican Grill, Moes Southwest Grill, Rubios Coastal Grill, Pancheros Mexican Grill, Freebirds World Burrito, founded by Steve Ells in July 1993, Chipotle had 16 restaurants when McDonalds Corporation became a major investor in 1998. By the time McDonalds fully divested itself from Chipotle in 2006, with more than 2,000 locations, Chipotle had a net income of US$475.6 million and a staff of more than 45,000 employees in 2015. Founder Steve Ells attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, afterward, he became a line cook for Jeremiah Tower at Stars in San Francisco. There, Ells observed the popularity of the taquerías and San Francisco burritos in the Mission District, Ells and his father calculated that the store would need to sell 107 burritos per day to be profitable. After one month, the restaurant was selling over 1,000 burritos a day. The second store opened in 1995 using Chipotles cash flow, to fund more growth, Ells father invested $1.5 million. Afterwards, Ells created a board of directors and business plan, Ells had originally planned to use funds from the first Chipotle to open a fine-dining restaurant, but instead focused on Chipotle Mexican Grill when the restaurants saw success. In 1998, the first restaurant outside of Colorado opened in Kansas City, the company opened its first location in Minnesota by opening near the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in March 1999. In 1998, McDonalds made a minority investment in the company. By 2001, the company had grown to be Chipotles largest investor, the investment from McDonalds allowed the firm to quickly expand, from 16 restaurants in 1998 to over 500 by 2005. On January 26,2006, Chipotle made its public offering after increasing the share price twice due to high pre-IPO demand. In its first day as a company, the stock rose exactly 100%, resulting in the best U. S. -based IPO in six years. The money from the offering was used to fund new store growth. In October 2006, McDonalds fully divested from Chipotle, McDonalds invested approximately $360 million into Chipotle, and took out $1.5 billion. McDonalds had attempted to get Chipotle to add drive-through windows and a breakfast menu, in 2008, Chipotle opened its first location outside of the United States in Toronto
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Buffalo Wild Wings
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As of February 2017, it had 1,240 locations across all 50 U. S. states and DC. An alternate nickname in recent usage by the company is B-Dubs, Buffalo Wild Wings was co-founded in 1982 by Jim Disbrow, Scott Lowery, and Bernard Spencer. Disbrow, Lowery, and Spencer came up with the one weekend when they got together in Kent, Ohio. They decided to open up their own restaurant, first in Columbus, Ohio, originally called Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck, from which the abbreviation bw-3 was created, in 1990 Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck began to franchise. In 1998, the name was changed to Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, the corporate headquarters was located in Cincinnati, Ohio until 1997 when it moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2010, the company announced an expansion into Canada, in February 2012, Buffalo Wild Wings reported $495 million in total assets. In 2015, Buffalo Wild Wings expanded in the United Arab Emirates when it opened a restaurant in Dubai, the chain is best known for buffalo-style chicken wings along with over a dozen dipping sauces, as well as a complement of other items such as chicken tenders and legs. The chains menu also features appetizers, burgers, tacos, salads, and desserts, along with beer, wine and they are known for their famous Blazin Wing Challenge. They challenge customers to eat 12 of their hottest wings under six minutes, the winners receive a free t-shirt and get their picture on their wall of fame. The restaurants feature an open layout with a bar area and patio seating flanked by over 50 televisions, starting in 2016, the new restaurants being built follow a new type of layout that gives the guests the feeling as if they were actually in a sports stadium. Server uniforms consist of gray shorts and jerseys with the number 82, not only is the chain attributable to its famous wings, beer, and sports, but it is also recognized as a big partner with the organization the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl – NCAA Division I FBS football List of chicken restaurants List of companies in the United States List of S&P400 companies Official website SEC filings
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Arizona
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Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western United States and the Mountain West states and it is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona is one of the Four Corners states. It has borders with New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Mexico, Arizonas border with Mexico is 389 miles long, on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California. Arizona is the 48th state and last of the states to be admitted to the Union. Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain, after being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase, Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with very hot summers and mild winters. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Alpine, in addition to the Grand Canyon National Park, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments. To the European settlers, their pronunciation sounded like Arissona, the area is still known as alĭ ṣonak in the Oodham language. Another possible origin is the Basque phrase haritz ona, as there were numerous Basque sheepherders in the area, There is a misconception that the states name originated from the Spanish term Árida Zona. See also lists of counties, islands, rivers, lakes, state parks, national parks, Arizona is in the Southwestern United States as one of the Four Corners states. Arizona is the sixth largest state by area, ranked after New Mexico, of the states 113,998 square miles, approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is public forest and park land, state trust land, Arizona is well known for its desert Basin and Range region in the states southern portions, which is rich in a landscape of xerophyte plants such as the cactus. This regions topography was shaped by volcanism, followed by the cooling-off. Its climate has hot summers and mild winters. The state is well known for its pine-covered north-central portion of the high country of the Colorado Plateau. Like other states of the Southwest United States, Arizona has an abundance of mountains, despite the states aridity, 27% of Arizona is forest, a percentage comparable to modern-day France or Germany. The worlds largest stand of pine trees is in Arizona
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Chandler Fashion Center
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Chandler Fashion Center is a regional shopping center located in the city of Chandler, Arizona, and is the second largest mall in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The mall is owned by Macerich, and was opened on October 19,2001 with more than 180 stores and five anchors including Arizonas second Nordstrom, Sears, Dillards, Macys and Harkins Theatres. The mall is located on Chandler Boulevard at the northwest corner of Price Road, originally owned by Westcor, in 2002 Chandler Fashion Center became part of The Macerich Company’s portfolio. The mall has a variety of stores including Coach, Swarovski, Sephora, Eddie Bauer, Pottery Barn, Abercrombie and Fitch. The Finish Line, Inc. at Chandler Fashion Center showcases a partnership with Nike, in June 2008, Arizonas first Lego Store opened at Chandler Fashion Center, and in October 2008 a 24, 000-square-foot Forever 21 flagship store opened at the mall. Sales at Chandler Fashion Center are more than $600 per square foot, Chandler Fashion Center is unique among most indoor shopping centers in its design. The mall layout is designed like the letter A with the court as the top point. All of the indoor mall shops radiate out into 3 wings from the food court, the mall features stone columns, marble floors and large skylights all incorporated in a modern, yet contemporary design. The mall is also a showcase of Arizona scenery courtesy of Arizona Highways, large photographic murals of the Grand Canyon, Sedona and Arizonas Sonoran Desert are displayed on walls at the ends of each wing as well as certain outdoor entrances to the mall. Adjacent to the court entrance of the mall is an outdoor entertainment. Restaurants such as Kona Grill, BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse, California Pizza Kitchen, Starbucks, a popular attraction of the outdoor plaza used to be the Dancing Waters fountain featuring an impressive display of water, lights and music. The fountains were demolished in the Summer of 2014 and renovated into a picnic area that featured patio seating, lawn areas. Surrounding the mall there are large retail centers including Chandler Festival, Chandler Gateway, Chandler Village Center. They include mostly big-box retailers such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, changs China Bistro and Dolce Salon and feature several small boutiques
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Kierland Commons
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Kierland Commons is a lifestyle center in Phoenix, Arizona, adjacent to Scottsdale, Arizona which is used for the centers mailing addresses. The mixed-use development is centered on a Main Street feel and composed mostly of outdoor retail shops with residential units above, the mixed-use destination began construction in 1995 and was completed in 2000. The primary developer was Woodbine Development Corporation of Dallas, the development concept, urban design plan and design guidelines were prepared by Design Workshop, Inc. and Communication Arts, Inc. Building design was developed and prepared by Nelsen Architects, originally owned by Westcor, in 2002 Kierland Commons became part of The Macerich Company’s portfolio. Signature Properties was the Exclusive Residential Broker for The Plaza Lofts at Kierland Commons from 2003 through 2013, the awards are widely considered the land-use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. Kierland Commons was the first lifestyle center in Arizona, the 600, 000-square-foot Main-Street-style development includes shopping, dining, entertainment, office space and upscale loft condiminiums, The Plaza Lofts. Kierland Commons is home to about 75 stores, restaurants and services on approximately 38 acres, like many shopping centers in the Phoenix area, it is managed by the Westcor division of Macerich, though majority ownership is held by the developer, Woodbine Development Corporation. On December 31,2014, Barnes and Noble closed, the Plaza Lofts holds the record for the highest price per square foot of any residential project in Arizona – at $1,051 per square foot on a sale made in February 2007. Signature Properties was the Exclusive Residential Broker for The Plaza Lofts at Kierland Commons from 2003 through 2013, the Scottsdale condo community features 84 residences in two phases. Phase I was completed spring 2005, with all 30 lofts selling out in 30 days with only on-site signage, floor plans include one-bedroom and two-bedroom/study floor plans measuring 1,100 to 2,800 square feet. Phase II of The Plaza Lofts was completed summer 2008, the nine-story tower contains 54 residences and offers one-bedroom to two-bedroom/study floor plans stretching 1,100 to 2,800 square feet. Five penthouse suites occupy the top floor, measuring 3,300 to 3,900 square feet with sweeping mountain, desert and city views
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Scottsdale Fashion Square
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Scottsdale Fashion Square is an upscale, super-regional luxury shopping mall located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is the largest shopping mall in Arizona and the American Southwest, with approximately 2 million square feet of retail space, and is among the top 30 largest malls in the country. The mall is located on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Camelback Road in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has been owned by Westcor, a subsidiary of Macerich, since 2002. During the 1930s and 1940s, the land which would become the Scottsdale Fashion Square was too far from the established Scottsdale, a Ryan-Evans drug store was the only retail establishment on the site. During the 1940s the 40 acre site was purchased by Harry Lenart, in the 1950s he began to plan for a small shopping center. In 1959, the center opened consisting of four stores in addition to the drug store, a grocery store, barber shop, liquor store. In 1960 a steakhouse, built by Joe Hunt, Sr. was added, Scottsdale Fashion Square was originally built as a 3-story open-air structure in 1961 anchored by two local Phoenix stores, department store Goldwaters and supermarket AJ Bayless. At the time, the competitor was the Los Arcos Mall. Its early financial success led to an expansion of the west-side of the mall in 1974 and this expansion also added an additional department store, Diamonds, to the northern section of the mall. In 1977, a mall, the fully enclosed Camelview Plaza, was built just west of Scottsdale Fashion Square. Camelview Plaza boasted Los Angeles department store Bullocks and Houstons Sakowitz, the shopping center also included a Harkins Camelview Theatre on an outparcel. For several years, the two competed for shoppers and tenants. In the process, the street separating the two malls was sunk below grade-level, widened to four lanes, and renamed North Goldwater Boulevard, the two malls were largely gutted and completely renovated. Dillards took over the former AJ Bayless and Diamonds spaces to create a new department store, a ground-level food court, anchored by a 7-screen Harkins Theatres cinema, was also added. The redevelopment was completed in 1991, closely followed by the addition of Neiman Marcus in 1992, Goldwaters became J. W. Robinsons in 1989, only to be converted into Robinsons-May in 1993. Bullocks closed its doors at Camelview Plaza in 1995, and remained vacant for several years, in 1996, Westcor purchased Camelview Plaza and renamed the entire 1,800, 000-square-foot shopping plaza, Scottsdale Fashion Square. The new ownership brought major changes to the mall, the largest being the addition of a new wing anchored by Arizonas first Nordstrom store and featuring many upscale retailers. At that time, Dillards took over the former Bullocks store and expanded it to 365,000 square feet and this expansion increased the malls square footage to 2,000,000 sq ft and made it the 13th largest enclosed shopping mall in the country
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Arden Fair Mall
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Arden Fair Mall is a two-level regional shopping mall located on Arden Way in Sacramento, California, USA. It consists of over 165 tenants, encompassing over 1,100,000 square feet of retail space and it is anchored by JCPenney, Macys, Nordstrom and Sears. The mall is owned by Fulcrum Property and is operated by Macerich, the mall has also recently put a ban on unaccompanied teenagers and so far has seen back lashes from not telling the people. Arden Fair was originally built in 1957 as an outdoor mall with Sears as the original anchor. Hales, the original anchor, opened four years later in 1961. By the 1970s, Arden Fair was converted into an indoor mall, in 1989, a major structural renovation and physical face-lift occurred by Homart Development, which more than doubled the size of the mall. It added a story, a food court and brought the first Nordstrom department store to Sacramento. The old Sears building was demolished to make way for this expansion, in 1996, Weinstocks was converted to the present-day Macys as part of Federated Department Stores acquisition of Broadway Stores, Inc in 1996. Over the years, Walt Gray, Patty Souza, Adrienne Bankert, KCRA discontinued the in-house studio and closed it in late 2008 and was replaced by a Verizon Wireless phone store. In July,2016, Maggianos Little Italy closed at Arden Fair Mall permanently, Macys Nordstrom Sears JCPenney Arden Fair Official Site
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Broadway Plaza (Walnut Creek)
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Broadway Plaza is an upscale outdoor shopping mall located in downtown Walnut Creek. The shopping center opened on October 11,1951 and is owned and operated by Macerich, the mall is anchored by Nordstrom, Macys, and Neiman Marcus. The plaza features a mix of retailers and restaurants, including Tesla Motors, Athleta, Kate Spade New York. Changs China Bistro, and a planned Amazon Books, Macys 240,000 sq ft Nordstrom -214,180 sq ft Neiman Marcus 87,605 sq ft Broadway Plaza opened on October 18,1951 with 38 stores. JCPenney, Sears, Woolworths, Joseph Magnin, and a Lucky Supermarket were the original anchors. In 1954, Oakland-based department store Capwells opened as the fifth anchor. Lucky was replaced by Northern Californias second Bullocks department store in 1973, Capwells became Emporium-Capwell in 1979, and was converted to Macys in 1995, while I. Magnin was converted to a separate Macys Mens store that same year. Neiman Marcus joined Broadway Plaza in March 2012, as the beginning of major changes to the shopping center. Plans for a renovation of the mall, including the addition of 300,000 sq ft of new retail space, were approved in December 2013. The first phase of the project was completed in mid-2016
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Inland Center
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Inland Center is a regional shopping mall owned and operated by Macerich, located in San Bernardino, California along the southwest border adjacent to Interstate 215 and the city of Colton. Originally constructed by Homart Development Company and opened in 1966, Inland Center Mall was built on top of the former Urbita Springs lake, the mall started off with three major anchor buildings, May Company, The Broadway, and Sears. The mall experienced a number of changes in the 1990s, in 1993, the May Company store closed leaving the mall with only two anchors, The Broadway and Sears, which reduced overall traffic. In 1996, a fourth building was annexed in front of the malls main entrance. Later that year, Macys bought out The Broadway, and converted its two story building to a Macys location. The vacant Broadway building was sold to Mervyns in 2007 for renovation and an opening in September 2008. Also in October 2008, construction was made to seal off the vacant, in 2009, Forever 21 announced it would move into the vacant building that was partially renovated by Mervyns. Gottschalks closed its doors in July 2009 after they too filed for Chapter 11 liquidation, in 2013, Macerich Corporation installed over 4,000 solar panels on the corridor rooftops to reduce their dependence on electricity during operating hours. EV Charging Stations were also installed in the lots at the major entrances. In 2016, JCPenney will open a store in the former Gottschalks building, Mervyns was to take over the old 94,011 sq ft anchor space but failed to open after their bankruptcy finalized in 2009. After construction was completed, the level floor was made solid. The Inland Center Drive overpass reopened next to the mall in April 2010, during 2009, two adjacent pads to Inland Center owned by Macerich corporation were razed and placed for sale, On North Mall Blvd. and E Street and South Mall Blvd. and E Street. A distinctive feature of Inland Center is the large cement vault in the center of the serving as its main entrance prior to 1988. Inland Center Macerich Macerich Floor Plan
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The Oaks (Thousand Oaks, California)
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The Oaks Shopping Center is a two-level indoor/outdoor, super-regional shopping mall located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is owned and managed by Macerich, accessible from the US Highway 101 Ventura Freeway midway between downtown Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, it is one of two malls in its area and the largest shopping center in Ventura County. The 1,300, 000-square-foot mall was built in 1978 and was renovated in 1993. The expansion includes a Muvico 14-screen stadium seat theater and Bogarts, additional features include a 10-unit Spanish Dining Hall and amenities like family restrooms with granite, stacked flagstone and limestone tile. The Cheesecake Factory is located inside the Shopping Center with patio dining available, Muvico Theaters 14 & Bogarts Bar & Grill J. C. Penney Macys / Women Macys / Mens / Home / Childrens Nordstrom - (formerly Robinsons May and May Company The Oaks Official Site
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Pacific View Mall
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Pacific View Mall is a regional, enclosed mall located on the West Coast in Ventura, California. It is the largest shopping center in Ventura County, and covers a area of almost 1,000,000 sq ft. It was aptly renamed for its view of the Pacific Ocean. Its current anchors include Macys, Sears, JCPenney, and most recently a Target store, the open-air Buenaventura Center was built between 1962 and 1965, with its first store, The Broadway, opening in September 1963. Inline stores, such as Barker Brothers Furniture, Kimos Polynesian Shop, F. W. Woolworth, J. C. Penney began business in November 1965. A Teflon-coated, fiberglass enclosure was installed in 1983, during the 1990s, after 30 years in operation, the mall began to show its age as tenants began to move out, and the vacancy rate rose. MCA Buenaventura Associates LP, the owners at the time, tried to revitalize the mall by expanding the available retail space, in 1995, plans were announced to lure two major anchors, Robinsons-May and Sears, from the neighbouring Esplanade Mall in Oxnard. A year of political battles followed between Oxnard and Ventura and multiple lawsuits were filed. The pending litigation, along with debate regarding the sales tax agreements. At the end of 1996, Macerich purchased Buenaventura Mall, as part of a deal that included two other shopping centers in the area for $125 million. Macerich, along with the old owners, continued to try to complete the project, in 2001, Macerich finally completed the expansion project, with a $89 million renovation that included the two new anchor department stores. The mall was renamed to Pacific View Mall during this time, in 2006, the Robinsons-May store at the mall closed down. Other tenants around it at the end of the mall had also left. It remained that way for over a year until 2007, when it was announced a new 2-story Target store would occupy the anchor space, in addition, there will be upgraded architectural details to add appeal to the general area near the vacant lot. The Broadway J. C. Penney Robinsons-May Macys J. C. Penney [new location, opened February 26, 1999) Sears Target Pacific View Mall serves as a center for Gold Coast Transit
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Santa Monica Place
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Santa Monica Place is a shopping mall in Santa Monica, California. The mall is located at the end of Santa Monicas Third Street Promenade shopping district. The mall spans three levels, and is anchored by Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and an ArcLight Cinema, the malls tenant mix is predominantly upscale, featuring Tiffany & Co. Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Emporio Armani, and Diane Von Furstenberg. It underwent a massive, three-year renovation process beginning in January 2008 and was re-opened as an outdoor shopping mall on August 6,2010. Santa Monica Place originally opened in 1980 at the apex of Santa Monicas Third Street Promenade, developed jointly by The Rouse Company, originally anchored by J. W. Robinsons and The Broadway, it featured 120 shops & restaurants and a food court, spanning three levels. Notably, Santa Monica Place was one of the first works of architect Frank Gehry early in his career with Gruen Associates. Macerich purchased Santa Monica Place from Rouse in 1999, and rumors of major changes to the shopping center were reported. In 2004, the company proposed tearing down the mall and replacing it with a 10-acre complex of high-rise condos, shops, the plan met with strong opposition from local residents who felt the project did not meet the low-rise character of the neighborhood and would worsen traffic. In a second 2007 proposal, Macerich significantly scaled back its plans, which was received as positive by the public, the $250 million project removed the malls roof and gutted the interior, replacing it with two levels of retail shops and a third level food court. At the same time, Macys was converted into a Bloomingdales while the Steve and Barrys, dallas-based Omniplan served as the executive architects in association with The Jerde Partnership who served as the design architects. The grand reopening occurred on August 6,2010, the architect for the redesign was Jon Jerde. It was his last major work before he died
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Stonewood Center
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Stonewood Center is a shopping mall located in Downey, California. It is located at the intersection of Firestone and Lakewood Boulevards, surrounded by I-5 to the north, I-710 to the west, I-605 to the east and I-105 to the south, the mall serves both Los Angeles and Orange counties. Stonewood Center comprises 170 stores, including several restaurants, the mall is anchored by J. C. Penney, Macys, Kohls and Sears. Penney, W. T. Grant, Woolworth, and Thrifty Drug, in 1966, the mall was expanded with The Broadway, followed by Mervyns in 1981
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Westside Pavilion
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The Westside Pavilion is a shopping mall located in West Los Angeles. It is owned and operated by The Macerich Company and it is a three-story urban-style shopping mall with 150 shops and is anchored by a Macys and a Nordstrom. A 12-screen movie theater owned by the Landmark Theatres company opened at the mall in 2007, before the Westside Pavilion was opened in 1985, the site was occupied by a mini mall known as Westland and a free-standing May Company building that was later incorporated into the mall. The first Aéropostale clothing store opened at the mall in 1987, the plans to build the mall caused an uproar from the surrounding community over concerns of increased traffic and parking on the street. The mall quickly became a Westside landmark, there was a plan to build a massive movie theater complex on the opposite side of Westwood Boulevard from the mall in 1986. One problem was that the designers had failed to reserve a route linking the malls central atrium to the bridge to Westside Too. By the late 1990s only a few shops and restaurants remained open in Westside Too, and the major features remaining were the Barnes & Noble bookstore. Most of Westside Too still had the dated early-1990s decor on the abandoned storefronts, agencies serving the community, such as the West L. A. Chamber of Commerce and an infant and toddler gym, soon took over some of these spaces. The original part of the mall was renovated in 2000 with the installation of carpeted seating areas and German limestone flooring to give it a more contemporary and upscale look. Westside Too remained open until January 2006, when it was closed to make way for a 12-screen Landmark movie theater, the new addition opened in June 2007, Barnes and Noble was the only store from Westside Too that remained in the new addition. The theater also features Landmarks new Living Room brand auditoriums, the Living Room concept features smaller capacity theaters with sofas, ottomans, side-tables and other home-like amenities. The theater also features reserved seating and a wine bar, in late 2008, a group of animal rights activists began peaceful protests in Westside Pavilion against a pet store called BarkWorks, which they alleged was a retailer for puppy mills. Macerich restricted the protesters to the bridge over Westwood Boulevard. The protesters conformed their conduct to Macerichs restrictions, but also filed a lawsuit to enjoin Macerich from enforcing them. On March 2,2011, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District ruled that the court had erred in denying the protesters motion for a preliminary injunction. The appellate court held that Macerichs restrictions were unreasonable as a matter of law, the lawsuit was settled in November 2011. In 2009, Westside Tavern, a service restaurant and bar opened adjacent to the movie theater and has been well received by many visitors who frequent both the restaurant and the theater. In 2010, the exterior of the portion of the mall received a facelift to tone down the dated look of its exterior
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Colorado
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Colorado is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is part of the Western United States, the Southwestern United States, Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the 50 United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,540,545 on July 1,2016, the state was named for the Colorado River, which Spanish travelers named the Río Colorado for the ruddy silt the river carried from the mountains. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28,1861, Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State because it became a state in the same year as the centennial of the United States Declaration of Independence. Colorado is noted for its landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers. Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado, residents of the state are properly known as Coloradans, although the term Coloradoan has been used archaically and lives on in the title of Fort Collins newspaper, the Coloradoan. Colorado, Wyoming and Utah are the states which have boundaries defined solely by lines of latitude and longitude. The summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet elevation in Lake County is the highest point in Colorado, Colorado is the only U. S. state that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation. The point where the Arikaree River flows out of Yuma County, Colorado and this point, which holds the distinction of being the highest low elevation point of any state, is higher than the high elevation points of 18 states and the District of Columbia. A little less than one half of the area of Colorado is flat, East of the Rocky Mountains are the Colorado Eastern Plains of the High Plains, the section of the Great Plains within Nebraska at elevations ranging from roughly 3,350 to 7,500 feet. The Colorado plains were mostly prairies, but they have many patches of forests, buttes. Eastern Colorado is presently covered in farmland and rangeland, along with small farming villages. Precipitation is fair, averaging from 15 to 25 inches annually, corn, wheat, hay, soybeans, and oats are all typical crops, and most of the villages and towns in this region boast both a water tower and a grain elevator. Irrigation water is available from the South Platte, the Arkansas River, and a few other streams, however, heavy use of ground water from wells for irrigation has caused underground water reserves to decline. As well as agriculture, eastern Colorado hosts considerable livestock, such as cattle ranches. Roughly 70% of Colorados population resides along the edge of the Rocky Mountains in the Front Range Urban Corridor between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Pueblo, Colorado. This region is protected from prevailing storms that blow in from the Pacific Ocean region by the high Rockies in the middle of Colorado. The Front Range includes Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Loveland, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Greeley and other townships, on the other side of the Rockies, the significant population centers in Western Colorado are the cities of Grand Junction, Durango, and Montrose
