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41
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Victoria’s Secret
4
Sears
6
Build-A-Bear
Borders Express Radio Shack
5
Old Navy
Macy’s Home Store
Macy’s
St. Charles Towne Center, Maryland: Lower fl. Structure-Experience plan
fast Speed of movement
slow
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Jim Thompson
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728
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Omega 241 Patek Philippe
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252 Club
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Mikimoto 230
Chopard
228
Rolex
229
Relational Syntax
Retail buildings ‘Pleasure’
Montblanc
227 226
Piaget
Harry Winston 224 221 Blancpain
159
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Entrance
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729
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217
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211
98
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Department Store
Bulgari
213
Cartier Chanel
210
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731 208
36
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Entrance
Valentino
33 179
Gucci
178
Mulberry
34
187 197
183
84 203
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17
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Pucci
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166
Chloe
161
Versace
Tod’s
Escada
22
192
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Hermes
174
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L’espace De L’Oriental 738? 704? 188
204
Entrance
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162
Dolce & Gabbana
201
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Kenzo
Giorgio Armani
730
177
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Entrance
The Paragon, Bangkok: Mezzanine fl. Structure-Experience plan
fast Speed of movement
slow
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