How Secure Are Your Malls?
Sep 1, 2005, David Bodamer
As the U.S. approaches the four-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorism remains a persistent threat. While it's clear that shopping malls are...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: The Suicide Bomber
Sep 1, 2005, BY STEVE FILYO AND LEO WEST
Following the recent suicide bomb attacks in London, security personnel in America's private and public sector agencies should be preparing for the further...
Survey Says
Sep 1, 2005
Many Retail Traffic readers don't think the industry has gone far enough to prevent a terrorist attack. In fact, only 17.8 percent (see charts on left)...
Targeting The Mall
Sep 1, 2005, BY ANNE FIELD & DAVID BODAMER
It's a hot July morning. An SUV pulls into the parking garage at a major regional mall in the suburbs of a major East Coast city that is at the top of...
TERRORISM: READY OR NOT?
Jul 1, 2004, Marc Hequet
In Israel, shoppers wait in long lines to have their bags checked, while heavily armed guards roam the malls. The owners have no choice. They must obey...
Security vs. Tulips
Feb 1, 2004, By David W. Gaier
In the past, when a mall or shopping center advertised a security system, owners feared shoppers would ask if security was an issue, and actually feel...
LESSONS LEARNED
Oct 1, 2003, By Claudia Strage Castaybert
The explosion caused the ground to tremble and glass to fly. Just before Christmas in 1983, a car bomb detonated outside London's Harrod's department...
SO, WE'LL TAKE IT IN
May 1, 2003, By Amy Tsao
Ever since Woody Allen dreamed up a pair of robotic tailors for his 1973 classic, Sleeper, the idea of using technology to create custom-made clothing...
NEWS: Crossgates-Gate
Apr 1, 2003, By Amy Tsao
Stephen Downs and son Roger caused a stir last month when they were arrested for wearing anti-war T-shirts in Pyramid Management Group's Crossgates Mall...
NEWS: An Ounce of Prevention
Apr 1, 2003
With the United States at war, the nation is once again on Orange Alert. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and International Council of Shopping...
