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So if you want to try your hand at rock climbing on an outdoor wall, head over there this weekend. The outdoor retailer will offer special promotions all weekend.

I headed over to the Shops for yesterday's grand opening, and the lines outside stores were just unbelievable. Some stores, including White House|Black Market, opened early, while others, like Soma by Chico's, waited until 10 a.m. Soma and Ben & Jerry's attracted some of the largest crowds.

I'd been interested in writing a story on traffic over there but was holding off until I could see customers in action. I'm not going to judge the project by what I saw yesterday, but I had a hard time navigating the parking lots, and I nearly got run down by a woman in a minivan who wasn't watching where she was going.

If you stop by the Shops, let me know what you think of the traffic flow.