GRAMMAR'S RESPONSE. The word premises is always plural, whether you're referring to the whole of the land and the buildings upon it or just part of the mall (or whatever). So you want are, always. Authority: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Electronic Edition, Version 1.5.
Yonne is a department in the centre of France, in the Burgundy region. The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Auxerre.
Fibranne is French term for Viscose rayon. Velvet, although made from silk, is most often produced from the rayon fiber. SPANDEX is an elastic type fiber that can be stretched many times its length and then spring back to the original length.