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...decade ago, European designer outlet malls fell into two categories: bad and worse. The handful that existed were mainly grubby places in France and Italy. Not surprisingly, they weren't too popular, and retailing experts said that proved Europeans were suspicious of discount malls and cut-rate goods. But why were American outlet centers crammed with holidaying Europeans snatching up bargain brands by the suitcaseload? Washington developer J.W. (Joe) Kaempfer has provided the answer: Old World shoppers appreciate browsing for top-label goods at deep-discount prices, even at home--so long as the place they do their shopping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He's Having A Mall | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...Philly Phrolics] "To provide an outlet for very intelligent people to come together in a stimulating...environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Invasion of the Wonks | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

...Republican National Convention] To provide an outlet for very intelligent people and George W. Bush to come together in an environment lacking suspense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Invasion of the Wonks | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

...Guggenheim museums in New York City in October and Bilbao, Spain, next March, then traveling to Tokyo, London and Venice. He is launching home and cosmetics lines, as well as shoes and handbags, unveiling an office in Milan with a theater for his fashion shows, and building a huge outlet, also in Milan, to house Emporio Armani, Armani Jeans and the first Armani Casa store--not to mention an Armani cafe and a Nobu sushi restaurant. All this atop stellar financial success: in 1998 the company racked up $850 million in sales and net income of $135 million, making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armani Looks Ahead | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

...device plugged into an electrical outlet and came with suction cups. This frightened me even more than the Zappa hair until the people from SafeSexPlus explained that I was supposed to stick the suction cups on my computer monitor once the "cyberdildonics box" popped up. This box could be made darker or lighter by Alexa's controlling the box on her screen and would make my latex gizmo vibrate at higher or lower frequencies depending on how much light she decided to give me. I don't know what sexual experience was supposed be replicated by a vibrating disembodied female...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

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