Also. . .

* Simon Property Group Inc., the largest publicly traded shopping mall operator in North America, said it agreed to acquire and manage as many as 14 regional malls owned by New England Development Co.

* Kmart Corp. said it has agreed to buy 11 stores from Caldor Corp., a discount retail chain that filed for bankruptcy protection in 1995 but never recovered.

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