Ready,

set...shop.

Hundreds of

Fayette County residents are expected to make the short

drive to Douglasville today to satisfy their shopping

craving as the metro area's newest mall, Arbor Place,

opens for business. The list of retailers opening in the

1.2 million square-foot Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville

should satisfy even the most discriminating shopper.

"Included

in the newest list of retailers are Abercrombie &

Fitch, Abercrombie Kids, The Disney Store, The Buckle,

The Gap and 13 eateries," said Eric Snyder, senior

vice president and director of corporate leasing for CBL

& Associates Properties, Inc.

"All

of these newly announced stores will be open Oct.13, when

we will open Arbor Place is better than 85 percent leased

with three of our two-level department stores, Dillard's,

Parisian and Sears, plus four sub-anchors, Old Navy, Bed,

Bath and Beyond, Borders Books & Music and the

18-screen Regal Cinema," he added.

Some of the

highlights of the retailers include:

� Abercrombie and Fitch is one of the

hottest and most sought-after retailers and will occupy

13,000 sq.ft with its two stores. The stores of fashion

apparel, merchandise and services including apparel for

women, misses, juniors, children and men, as well as

related accessories.

� The Disney Store offers shoppers a

complete line of merchandise associated with one of the

most popular retailers in the mall industry including

apparel, toys, jewelry, collectibles, posters, books,

magazines, records, CDs, laser discs, cassettes,

videocassette tapes, housewares, sports equipment,

telephones, clocks, watches, cards and gift wrap.

� La Pastina Italian Kitchen makes

its initial entry into the Atlanta market with a 7,000

sq.ft. restaurant and offers a variety of Italian-style

foods, salads, desserts and beverages in an upscale

Italian dining atmosphere with a full service bar.

The mall is

located at 6700 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville. For

directions to the mall, check out the mall's homepage at

www.arborplace.com.

The ribbon

cutting is set for 9:15 this morning and will kick off a

two month period of celebrations at the mall.