Merritt Square Opening Earlier on Sundays

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     
July 3,2009                                                          
For more information, contact:

Maggie Cook, Marketing Director

                                                                                                          (321) 4523-3272 ext. 12

 mcook@glimcher.com

MERRITT SQUARE MALL SHOWS CREW MEMBERS COMING TO PORT CANAVERAL APPRECIATION! 

Merritt Island, FL - Merritt Square Mall has 50 percent of its merchants opening at 11a.m. instead of noon on Sundays to accommodate the crew members who stop into Port Canaveral for a short while and want to shop while they are here.  Macy’s, Aeropostale, Bath & Body Works, and Radio Shack are just a few of the popular stores opening early to welcome crew members and capture sales.  Merritt Square Mall Management expects that Sunday traffic will increase and more stores will follow in opening early.  In the past, crew members would walk the mall early waiting for the stores to open in order to quickly shop for items to send home or use on their trip and have to hurry back to the ships.  Merritt Square Mall strives to provide a positive shopping experience for everyone who shops at the mall.     

About the Company

Merritt Square Mall is anchored by Macy’s, Dillard’s, JCPenney and Sears and is located on State Road 520 (Merritt Island Causeway) in Merritt Island.  It features over 100 specialty shops, a food court and the state of the art Cobb Movie Theater. Visit www.merrittsquaremall.comor call Guest Services at 452-3270 for more events and information.

Glimcher Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust, is a recognized leader in the ownership, management, acquisition and development of malls, which includes enclosed regional malls and open-air lifestyle centers, as well as community centers.  At March 31, 2009, the Company’s mall portfolio, including assets held through one of the Company’s strategic joint ventures, consisted of 23 properties located in 14 states with gross leasable area totaling approximately 20.2 million square feet.  The community center portfolio is comprised of four properties representing approximately 769,000 square feet.  Glimcher Realty Trust’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GRT.”  Glimcher Realty Trust’s Series F and Series G preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “GRT-F” and “GRT-G,” respectively.  Glimcher Realty Trust is a component of both the Russell 2000® Index, representing small cap stocks, and the Russell 3000® Index, representing the broader market.