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Kaempfer, 52, has shown Europe that discounting can be done with panache. Since 1993, his company, BAA McArthurGlen, has opened nine snazzy malls in Britain, France and Austria, and it plans to move soon into Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Thanks to Kaempfer's vision, millions of Europeans can comfortably shop at places like the Parndorf Designer Outlet, east of Vienna, just as they can in Michigan or New Jersey, for huge savings on brand names like Nike and Gap. "BAA McArthurGlen is the pioneer of pan-European outlet shopping," says Clive Minihan, director of the Credo Group, a developer...
...proving his point in Ashford, a thriving, small city some 35 miles south of London. In March, BAA McArthurGlen opened a mall there, and it is drawing 60,000 shoppers a week seeking everything from leisurewear to luggage at bargain rates. Ashford's downtown retailers were nervous at first, admits Jo James, manager of the local Chamber of Commerce. But so far, losses to traditional retailers have been "minimal, on the whole around 1%." Moreover, James explains, the mall draws mostly shoppers from outside the region who wouldn't normally shop in Ashford...
...founded in 1851. The Union in 1863. Beginning in the 1880s, America’s most English city saw the unleashing of a torrent of clubs: The St. Botolph, Tavern, Algonquin, Puritan, University, Odd Volumes, India Wharf Rats, Country Club (Brookline), Myopia Hunt Club (Hamilton), Dedham Polo, Boston Athletic (BAA), City Club Corporation, Nahant, Mayflower (women) and Essex County. Many are now defunct. These clubs flourished only partly due to the town’s scarcity of fine restaurants. Up until just a couple decades ago, dinner at the Somerset, the Algonquin or the Chilton was considered infinitely superior...
Every five kilometers, or 3.1 miles, runners cross a mat lying across the course that registers their time and place. This information is then posted on the BAA's Web site...
According to Furlong, the BAA is expecting 1.5 million hits during today's race, up from 1.25 million last year...