Christmas crunch time?

The Woodlands Mall simplifies shopping with added holiday hours

Christmas crunch time. It starts right after Thanksgiving and lasts until the last gift is purchased on Christmas Eve. With some of the busiest shopping days falling in December, The Woodlands Mall, owned by General Growth Properties (GGP), is helping to simplify shopping by opening earlier and closing later the last two weeks before Christmas.

Days with longer holiday hours include:

• Saturday, December 8: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 10 through Friday, December 14: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Saturday, December 15: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 16: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 17 through Friday, December 21: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Saturday, December 22: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 23: 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 24: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Woodlands Mall is closed on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25. The day after Christmas hours are:

• Wednesday, December 26: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The mall resumes regular hours on Thursday, December 27. On Monday, December 31, and Tuesday, January 1, hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Department stores and restaurants at The Woodlands Mall may keep different hours. Please call for exact opening and closing times.

The Woodlands Mall is located at I-45 north at Lake Woodlands Drive. For directions, visit www.thewoodlandsmall.com or call 281.363.3409.

The Woodlands Mall is owned and managed by General Growth Properties, Inc., the second largest U.S.-based publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) based upon market capitalization. General Growth has ownership interest or management responsibility for a portfolio of more than 200 regional shopping malls in 45 states, as well as ownership interest in master-planned community developments and commercial office centers. General Growth's international portfolio includes ownership and management interest in shopping centers in Brazil and Turkey. The Company's portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet and includes more than 24,000 retail stores nationwide. General Growth Properties, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information, please visit http://www.ggp.com .