September 09, 2005
The Woodlands Mall Offers ‘Love Cures’ Card
To Benefit Breast Cancer Foundations
THE WOODLANDS, Texas. September 9, 2005 – Beginning Sunday, September 25, The Woodlands Mall will offer “Love Cures,” a shopping card that supports The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The card will be available for $30 at Customer Service in Center Court and also at Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor LOFT stores through Monday, October 31.
Half of all the proceeds from the purchase price of the card will be divided equally between The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the Komen Foundation. The “Love Cures” card provides shoppers with a multi-use 15 percent discount on purchases of $100 or more at Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor LOFT until Saturday, December 31. Shoppers will also receive a bonus one-year subscription to Allure, Gourmet, Lucky, SELF, Vogue or W magazines.
The Love Cures program is managed and operated by Love it LLC, a retail-consulting firm helping companies cultivate meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships with their customers.
For more information, please visit www.thewoodlandsmall.com or call the Customer Service Center at 281.363.3409.
About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic research. The Foundation supports scientists at leading medical centers worldwide whose research is focused on achieving prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs. For more information, visit bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.
About The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1982 on a promise made between two sisters – Nancy Goodman Brinker and her dying sister, Susan Goodman Komen. More than 20 years later, the Komen Foundation is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world. Since inception, together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, the Komen Foundation has raised $750 million for the fight against breast cancer. For more information or to join the fight against breast cancer, visit the Foundation’s Web site at www.komen.org or call 1.800 I’M AWARE®.
About Ann Taylor Stores Corporation
Ann Taylor is one of the country's leading women's specialty retailers, operating 782 stores in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and also Online Stores at www.anntaylor.com and www.anntaylorLOFT.com as of July 30, 2005.
About The Woodlands Mall
The Woodlands Mall is owned by General Growth Properties, Inc., the second largest U.S.-based publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). General Growth currently has ownership interest and management responsibility for a portfolio of 209 regional shopping malls in 44 states, as well as ownership in planned community developments and commercial office buildings. The company portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and includes over 18,000 retailers nationwide. General Growth Properties, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information, please visit the company Web site at http://www.generalgrowth.com.
For more information:
The Woodlands Mall contact PR contact
Wendy Ellis Sunny McKinnon
Senior Marketing Manager
281.363.3363 713.666.9693 or 713.906.8736
wendy.ellis@generalgrowth.com mckinnons@sbcglobal.net
