It is not affiliated with Simon Property Group, a mall operator.

Hard as it is to imagine, shopping mall operators, fearing a mess, did not want fast-food outlets then.

To give back to the community, the mall operators turned over thousands of dollars in coins from their decorative fountains to charities.

To guarantee a future, some mall operators have bitten the bullet and undergone ambitious renovation programs.

Store merchants try to negotiate lease provisions to prohibit carts near their entrances, mall operators say.

One challenger, a mall operator, said the project was essentially a mall and not a family entertainment venue.

But a spokeswoman for one mall operator, Westfield, said there was little need for concern with so many relatively wealthy shoppers nearby.

But other mall operators would do well to pay attention.

Leaflets will be allowed, but within reasonable limits set by mall operators.

Most conventional mall operators feel that they are at a disadvantage when developers become retailers and can give preference to their own stores.