Allied's chairman B. Earl Puckett confidently announced The Bergen Mall as the largest of ten proposed centers, stating that there were 25 cities that could support such centers and that no more than 50 malls of this type would ever be built nationwide.
B. Earl Puckett, chairman of Allied, boldly proclaimed The Bergen Mall to be the biggest among ten planned shopping centers, stating that 25 cities could accommodate such facilities, while only a maximum of 50 malls of this kind would ever be built across the nation.