August 4, 2005

Editorial Contacts: 

Shawn Steiner

Cotton Incorporated

(212) 413-8350

WESTLAND SHOPPING CENTER AND COTTON INCORPORATED PRESENT

BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROMOTION

                               Gift-with-Purchase Program Rewards Shoppers

Westland, MI, August 4, 2005 – Westland Shopping Center and Cotton Incorporated, the marketing and research company representing upland cotton, are featuring a Back-to-School cotton promotion which offers shoppers the opportunity to receive $25 towards the purchase of a new pair of denim jeans.

Shoppers choosing to take advantage of this promotion simply need to present receipts from cotton merchandise purchases totaling $200 or more to the Westland Shopping Center Customer Information Booth between August 12 - August 28, 2005, and they will be given a $25 mall gift certificate* good towards a new pair of denim jeans, (*or while supplies last). Westland Shopping Center, managed by Jones Lang LaSalle, is among 18 malls throughout the country participating in the promotion.

Commented Paula Rosario, Cotton Incorporated’s vice president, Retail and Fashion Marketing, “We are pleased to be partnering again with the Jones Lang LaSalle Retail group for this exciting promotion.  Cotton is versatile and fashionable for the entire family and the perfect fabric for early fall and back-to-school.  It leads today’s fashion trend of layering and is comfortable in all temperatures.  And jeans, everyone’s favorite, is the multi-purpose item that completes a wardrobe.”

For more information about the Back-to-School promotion at Westland Shopping Center, call the Customer Information Center at 734-421-0291.

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Located in the City of Westland, Wayne County, the Westland Shopping Center is a 1 million plus square foot regional shopping center with more than 80 stores including Pac Sun, American Eagle Outfitter, Charlotte Russe, Hot Topic and Eddie Bauer Outlet.

About Jones Lang LaSalle

Westland Shopping Center is managed by Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL). In the United States, Jones Lang LaSalle Retail is the largest third-party shopping center manager with a 35-million-square-foot portfolio of 60 regional malls and transportation terminals across 26 states.

Jones Lang LaSalle is the world’s leading real estate services and money management firm with a portfolio of over 843 million square feet of property under management worldwide, including more than 280 shopping centers on four continents. For more information on Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, visit www.am.joneslanglasalle.com/retail.

About Cotton Incorporated

Cotton Incorporated, funded by U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products, is the research and marketing company representing upland cotton. The Retail Marketing division of Cotton Incorporated develops key partnerships with retailers and executes promotional programs that help influence consumer purchases of cotton products.

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