July 8, 2004

ALA MOANA CENTER AWARDING MORE THAN $10,000
IN SHOPPING SPREES
Enter now to win $1,000 during the Summer Sidewalk Sale
July 16 through 18

HONOLULU — Calling all Ala Moana shoppers!  Ala Moana Center is sweetening the shopping pot in the days leading up to its Summer Sidewalk Sale, July 16-18.  Shoppers are now invited to log on to www.alamoanacenter.com, sign up for the Ala Moana Center eVIP Club email newsletter, and enter the Summer Sweepstakes to win a $1,000 shopping spree.  During the Sidewalk Sale, 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 to Ala Moana Center shoppers as a way to enhance their shopping experience,” said Kristin Kilburn, retail services director, Ala Moana Center, General Growth Properties – Hawaii.

Ala Moana Center will award more than $10,000 in gift certificates and prizes to shoppers this year.  The Summer Sweepstakes winner will be drawn on Monday, August 2, and will be notified by e-mail.  For more information, please visit www.AlaMoanaCenter.com or call 955-9517.

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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