March 29, 2004

ALA MOANA CENTER TO OFFER SHOPPING SPREE, WEEKLY SWEEPSTAKES

HONOLULU – Ala Moana Center is sweetening the shopping pot in the days leading up to its Sidewalk Sale, April 16-18.  Beginning April 12, shoppers are invited to log on to www.alamoanacenter.com, sign up for the Ala Moana e-newsletter, and enter to win a $1,000 shopping spree.  Then thereafter, there will be weekly drawings for giveaways of $100 gift certificates through the end of the year.  Customers can enter on Ala Moana Center’s Web site to win the certificates.  During the Sidewalk Sale, April 16-18, additional discounts will be offered by many of the 240 stores at Ala Moana Center, which is also home to 71 eating establishments.

“We’re offering the sweepstakes as an extra incentive and a ‘mahalo’ for shopping at Ala Moana Center,” said Kristin Kilburn, retail services director, Ala Moana Center, General Growth Properties - Hawaii.

Ala Moana Center (www.alamoanacenter.com) is owned and managed by General Growth Properties, Inc. General Growth Properties is the country's second largest shopping center owner, manager and developer, and is the largest third-party manager for owners of regional malls.  General Growth currently has ownership interest in, or management responsibility for, a portfolio of over 170 regional shopping malls in 41 states.  The company portfolio totals approximately 149 million square feet of retail space and includes over 15,000 retailers nationwide.  A publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), General Growth Properties is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information on General Growth Properties and its portfolio of malls, please visit the company Web site at www.generalgrowth.com.

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