regional malls
Large retail complexes
Regional malls are large shopping centers anchoring multiple department stores and housing dozens to hundreds of smaller retailers, typically drawing customers from a wide geographic area.
They emerged as suburban retail hubs in mid-twentieth-century America, built around enclosed walkways and food courts.
Many have declined as online shopping reshaped consumer habits: The regional mall where I worked in high school is now half-empty.
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- anchor storesLarge stores attracting shoppers
- food courtCommunal mall dining area
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
- department storesLarge retailers with varied sections
escalators · fountains · storefronts · corridors · JCPenney · suburban · sprawl · retail · atrium · skylights · benches · teenagers · window shopping · clearance · gift cards · Cinnabon · Orange Julius · soft pretzels
regional mallsstrip malls
Connected roadside retail buildings
corner stores · convenience stores · corner shops · bodegas · general stores
regional mallse-commerce
Internet-based buying and selling
online shopping · Amazon · online retail · digital marketplaces · virtual storefronts
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