Heat wave warms up shoppers

Ra'anana's Renanim mall reported a record number of 35,000 visitors in one day, 40 percent more than the usual number of shoppers.

The powerful heat wave during last week's Pessah vacation proved to be a boon for the country's shopping malls, reports www.local.co.il. Ra'anana's Renanim mall reported a record number of 35,000 visitors in one day, 40 percent more than the usual number of shoppers at the mall on a weekday, and similar rises were recorded at other malls around the country. Jerusalem's Canyon Malha reported a record 50,000 visitors in one day.