MallibuDirect provides online retailers and service companies avehicle to market their stores and products at GGP's physicalmalls. GGP's Stonebriar Centre in Frisco (Dallas), TX, andRiverTown Crossings Mall in Grandville (Grand Rapids), MI, will bethe first in a series of GGP regional shopping centers toincorporate the technology.

Each site comprises six computer workstations withhigh-resolution touch-tone screens located throughout the mall.Each workstation will host 12 online companies and include accessto GGP's Mallibu.com site. Plasma screens and back-lit displays forbrand messaging and product features are also included on thekiosks. To date, GGP has already signed agreements with severalcompanies to participate in MallibuDirect, including Art.com,Kozyhome.com, Hirelink.com, and ehobbies.com.

"We want our shoppers to get what they want, when they want itand where they want it. MallibuDirect is a means to this end," saysJohn Bucksbaum, CEO, General Growth. MallibuDirect is the latest ofGGP's foray into the world of electronic commerce. In June, GGPintroduced Mallibu.com, www.mallibu.com, the company's owninteractive shopping center destination.