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The new Santa Monica Place aims to win back its target customers: 35-year-old affluent women with fashion options. Singleton pointed to its convenience, an updated design epitomized by airiness, sweeping views, ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-3 anchors (a 102,000-square-foot Bloomingdale's and a 122,000-square-foot Nordstrom, and a balanced mix of new stores and food offerings as major draws.The redesign will allow customers to take advantage of Santa Monica and why people live here, she said. It is as much about socializing as it is about shopping.

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