Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the US.

But malls are not going extinct, they are merely adapting to a new environment. In fact, many have reported robust occupancy levels and bigger crowds than before the pandemic, according to a recent market analysis from Coresight Research.

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    1 year ago

    The mall here is doing really well because they let a bunch of local businesses in. There’s a local toy store, an antique mall and, best of all, a pinball arcade. And we’re a small city in Indiana.

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      1 year ago

      Nice to get back to the roots. I remember malls with arcades and local businesses, instead of just indistinguishable women’s clothing chains, where every mall had some unique character instead of all being the same

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        1 year ago

        just indistinguishable women’s clothing chains

        Ugh, while I do enjoy clothes shopping, I always felt there’s waaaaay too many of these. I can’t tell the difference between most of them. Some selection is great, but the larger malls I’ve been to have so many seemingly identical clothing stores that you can’t possibly even look at them all. I’ve always wondered how it’s feasible to have so many. It feels like having 5 gas stations on the same block. I wonder if the stores closers to entrances or the food court have an advantage over those in the middle?

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        Yeah, it’s really nice. They even have a couple of local restaurants in the food court and the playground for kids is really cool- it’s done like giant breakfast food you can climb all over. Found a photo: