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Manistee Town Center, Glendale, Ariz., was renamed Prosperity Mall during filming of “Arac Attack,” a movie about giant spiders terrorizing the residents of a small western town. The former Montgomery Ward at Manistee was used as a sound stage during filming. … Evergreen Plaza Mall, Chicago, ended its Mall Walker program last month, much to the chagrin of the program’s 200 members, most of them senior citizens. The owners cited liability and cost concerns and complained that mall walkers took up the center’s best parking and routinely demanded coupons, T-shirts and gifts. Bruce Provo, manager and general partner of the mall, also told the Chicago Tribune that even though seniors shop at the mall, they “are not by any definition any of the largest consumers.” … A team of 30 parents who call themselves the Mighty Moms and Dedicated Dads is now regularly patrolling the Mall of America to make sure that no under-16-year-olds are roaming the mall unaccompanied by an adult. The group said that bands of teens were intimidating shoppers and that about 10 teens were arrested every weekend. … Police nabbed a mother and daughter team at the Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, Calif., who were trying to get a refund of $378 on stolen clothing. They were part of a ring of women who had been traveling up and down the California coast for several months stealing $67,000 worth of merchandise from Nordstrom stores and returning it for refunds. … Fifteen couples got married or renewed vows at a Valentine’s Day ceremony dubbed “Married at the Mall,” at Pierre Bossier Mall, Shreveport, La. … French hypermarket operator Carrefour may have violated Chinese regulations by opening its 27 stores in the country without proper state approval, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. … Mice and a boulder have prompted Wal-Mart Stores to file two lawsuits totaling $6 million. The retailer claims mice barriers were not installed at an Oklahoma store, leading to $1.8 million in damage. In the other suit, Wal-Mart says a boulder tumbled into its store in Dickson City, Pa., forcing it to relocate temporarily.

— Dave Bodamer