The latest to open: The Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates, a mini metropolis featuring 1, 200 stores, a 22-screen movie theater and a five star hotel.

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But as the company dramatically overhauls its stores into mini malls featuring certain brands or types of merchandise, will shoppers hang in there to the finish line?

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For example, the MINI BeachComber, featuring 4WD, 17-inch light alloy wheels will never get produced.

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They created five online comedy mini-shows featuring Michael, a recent graduate who has just moved back with his family.

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Penney planned to sell those items from a mini-shop called Martha Celebrations featuring stationery and other paper products.

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Featuring a 2.5-inch 7, 200 RPM hard drive, the G-DRIVE mini is the high-performance solution designed specially with the content creator in mind.

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