Casual Living - May 1, 2009

Customers walking into Greenhouse Mall’s San Antonio showroom can’t help but stop, stare and smile at the 7 x 7-ft. TUUCI Crescent Lounge displayed front and center in bright salsa colors. That reaction is just what Karen Galindo intended. “It’s fabulous. There is nothing like it,” said Galindo, who is vice president and secretary of Greenhouse Mall.

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