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	<title>South Coast Plaza blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Car driven through South Coast Plaza</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/09/car-driven-through-south-coast-plaza/4680/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Behind the scenes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Department stores]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bloomingdale's]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
How many people does it take to move a car out of a shopping mall?
Seven. One to drive, one to direct the driver, two to move accompanying equipment, one to represent the store it&#8217;s leaving, one to widen doorways and one to make sure everything goes as planned.
I learned all about it early this morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louis Vuitton pays tribute to rainmaking designer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accessories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Limited edition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Handbags]]></category>

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Remember before Louis Vuitton was a big, big deal? Maybe not. But a 2001 collaboration between Artistic Director Marc Jacobs and Stephen Sprouse helped launch it to where it is now.
Sprouse, who died in 2004, laid his mark of graffiti and neon on the iconic collection, and the Paris label is paying tribute to him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simon Pearce second store to close in 2009</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/08/simon-pearce-second-store-to-close-in-2009/4628/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Closings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[West Wing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housewares]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Five days after Easy Spirit closed at South Coast Plaza, another retailer will shut its doors.
Simon Pearce, which sells glassware and pottery, is holding its final sale this weekend, according to a store employee. Monday will be its last day.
Merchandise is marked up to 50 percent off; store fixtures and furniture are for sale, too. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January promotions include storewide sales</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/08/january-promotions-include-storewide-sales/4412/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category>

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And the promotions just keep on coming.
The end of the holidays apparently does not mean the end of deals and discounts at South Coast Plaza.
The Premiere Club newsletter was accompanied this month by a list of offers at 25 stores and restaurants. Most deals are some variation of buy-one-get-one-half-off discounts on selected items or gifts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saks holds sample sale before bridal salon closes</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/07/saks-hosts-sample-sale-before-bridal-salon-closes/4396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Bridal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Saks Fifth Avenue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here comes the bridal sample sale.
Saks Fifth Avenue, which will close its bridal salon at South Coast Plaza, is featuring 50 percent off about 130 designer gowns. The annual sale starts today and lasts until Jan. 20.
The samples will be in sizes 8-10, which run large and are equivalent to typical 6-8 sizes.
Designers include Vera [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County&#8217;s only Easy Spirit to close Thursday</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/07/easy-spirit-to-close-thursday/4472/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shoes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of South Coast Plaza&#8217;s first stores is holding its final sale.
Today is the last day of Easy Spirit, which opened in 1966, and is currently on the second level in the Sears wing.
It is the only location of the comfort footwear brand in Orange County although other retailers, including Macy&#8217;s and JC Penney, sell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carousels grind to a halt</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/06/carousels-grind-to-a-halt/4360/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Renovations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

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Did all the horses get tired of carrying so many children? Seems so as both carousels at South Coast Plaza are closed for restoration.
The carousel in the main center, in the aptly named Carousel Court, is scheduled to reopen late this month. The smaller ride across Bear Street in the West Wing is set to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mall back to normal but sales linger on</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/06/mall-back-to-normal-but-sales-linger-on/4342/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holiday season]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Party&#8217;s over! Well that&#8217;s not exactly true, but everyone has left and gone back to work and school.
The last time I was at South Coast Plaza, which was Friday, it was jam-packed. I stood in a line at Corner Bakery that went out the door, and the only seat I could find was at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Makeover at Chanel Makeup Studio</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/05/makeover-at-chanel-makeup-studio/3798/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Department stores]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bloomingdale's]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Makeovers]]></category>

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What&#8217;s the difference between Lancome and Clinique? Estee Lauder and MAC? Chanel and Shu Uemura?
Let&#8217;s find out together.
I recently got a makeover at the Chanel Makeup Studio at Bloomingdale&#8217;s. Read about my experience and then vote on which of my looks is your favorite.
If you&#8217;d like to get a makeover at a South Coast Plaza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCP restaurants at top of critics&#8217; lists</title>
		<link>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/04/scp-restaurants-at-top-of-critics-lists/4294/</link>
		<comments>http://southcoast.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/04/scp-restaurants-at-top-of-critics-lists/4294/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Shih, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Food and drinks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fine dining]]></category>

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When local food writers stopped to recall their most memorable meals of 2008, they did not forget South Coast Plaza.
Among the Register&#8217;s Elizabeth Evans&#8217; 10 favorites were Hamamori, Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale&#8217;s and Marche Moderne. Read her story HERE.
S. Irene Virbila, of the Los Angeles Times, included Marche Moderne - the only Orange County choice [...]]]></description>
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