Business
While Orange County malls try to outclass each other with costly remodeling, Fashion Square is about to add a new twist.
May 22, 1985
Retail: Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. has completed the acquisition for $120 million.
May 1, 1996
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Whoever wrote the kiddie jingle “It’s Cool at the Mall” must have hung at Fashion Square--coolest of the cool, baddest of the bad, a Sh’oaks mall, y’all.
March 1, 1998
Area Malls Try to Lure Customers With New Shops and Attractions
Sept. 28, 1999
South Coast Plaza will try to broaden its market but still appeal to wealthy shoppers with a $100-million-plus expansion detailed by the mall’s owners Monday.
April 30, 1985
The largest of three owners of La Habra Fashion Square--the small, sleepy mall that has been one of Orange County’s worst performers for years--is trying to sell its interest in the center for less than $14 million, a price that would mean selling at a loss, sources said Monday.
July 7, 1987
After 20 months and $40 million in remodeling, the Fallbrook Square shopping center in Canoga Park is about to reopen formally as Fallbrook Mall.
June 10, 1986
California
The Redevelopment Agency gave preliminary approval Monday to a $57.3-million revitalization plan for the Fashion Plaza mall, instructing its staff to negotiate a development agreement with the mall owner, Sylvan Shulman Co., and May Centers Inc.
March 30, 1989
Commerce: Retailers compete for holiday dollars by opening new stores and attractions.
For years, Newport Center Fashion Island was the butt of retail industry jokes that its location--overlooking the Pacific Ocean--would have to appeal to Flipper and other marine life before much could be done to boost sales.
Oct. 24, 1989