"The Year of the Snake belongs to women, " says Jenny Chan, the mall's promotions manager.

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Perhaps you went from shop to shop in the mall and asked each manager for work as a clerk.

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Mayor Ben Solomon and Anthony Plancarte -- excuse me Anthony Plancarte who was laid off three months ago as an assistant general manager at a local mall join me.

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