S&S - At KMCC, feel like a kid in a candy store

Stars and Stripes


At KMCC, feel like a kid in a candy store

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes

European edition, Sunday, February 15, 2009


The numbers and sheer size are staggering.


Thirty-one mall-style shops. A hotel with 350 rooms. The largest Army and Air Force Exchange Service base exchange in the world. Parking with 2,800 spaces. Four movie theaters with a combined 500 seats. A massive climbing wall. A food court with 10 selections and seating for 1,000.


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"The store will be two and a half times larger than either the Grafenwöhr or Stuttgart post exchanges, currently the largest in Germany, according to Stephanie Burns, the KMCC store manager."

"AAFES officials plan to maximize the 165,000 square feet of floor space in the KMCC mall with added inventory and a number of what they call "concept" shop areas contained within the exchange, Burns said. Those include Nintendo, Victoria’s Secret, American Greetings, Bose, Apple, S. Oliver, Coach and Martha Stewart.

AAFES will also run a shoppette, a bookstore with coffee and a giftware/jewelry shop in the mall."

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"Other mall offerings include a sports lounge with 20 flat-screen televisions, passenger terminal information screens and wireless connectivity; Ramstein Tickets and Travel; a Macaroni Grill; a German bakery in the hotel lobby; a host nation office providing information on local events; New Car Sales; car rental; and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and retail store.

Other shops and products include a day spa, Body Shop, Hofbrauhaus, Kathe Wohlfahrt, Willi Geck, antique furniture, Belgian chocolates, European rugs, barber and beauty shops and an optical shop.

Food court highlights include a Johnny Rocket’s, the first for AAFES, and a Captain D’s, the first for AAFES in Europe, Burns said."