Robin Merlo

Cotton Incorporated

(212) 413-8316

Westland Shopping Center AND COTTON INCORPORATED PRESENT

BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROMOTION

                               Gift-with-Purchase Program Rewards Shoppers

[Westland, MI, August 18, 2006] – Westland Shopping Center and Cotton Incorporated, the marketing and research company representing upland cotton, have unveiled a Back-to-School cotton promotion which offers shoppers the opportunity to get a $25 gift card good towards their next denim purchase.

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 Center between Monday August 21^st and Saturday September 10^th, and they will be given a $25 gift card (while supplies last) good towards their next denim purchase.  Westland Shopping Center, managed by Jones Lang LaSalle, is among 20 malls throughout the country participating in this promotion.

Says Paula G. Rosario, Cotton Incorporated’s vice president, Consumer Marketing – Strategic Alliances, “So many things in our closets are denim – jackets, shirts, bags and skirts – but first and foremost denim means jeans. Americans, especially teens, have a true love affair with jeans, and this promotion speaks to teens at their favorite place to hang out and shop – the mall.  This Back-to-School promotion will encourage consumers to think about cotton and identify with it more directly.”

As part of the Back-to School Cotton promotion join Fay Samona from the Magic Morning Show as she helps us collect new or gently worn jeans for charity. Stop by, pick up some Magic goodies, enter to win a $250 mall gift card and help kids who need clothes to go back to school!  Friday August 25th, 2pm - 4pm in our East Court.

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

Located in the City of Westland, Wayne County, the Westland Shopping Center is a 1.1M square foot regional shopping center with more than 80 stores including Pac Sun, Forever 21, Wet Seal, American Eagle Outfitters and Journeys.

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 30-million-square-foot portfolio of approximately 60 regional malls and transportation terminals across 23 states. Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) is the world’s leading real estate services and money management firm with a portfolio of 903 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.jllretail.com.

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 Consumer Marketing – Strategic Alliances department of Cotton Incorporated develops key partnerships with retailers and executes promotional programs that help influence consumer purchases of cotton products.

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