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tularetom

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12. It costs so much to heat and cool the fricken things

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 06:57 PM

Jan 2015

The rents are too high for all but the most profitable retailers.

Stand alone big box stores (Costco, Walmart, Target) have captured an increasing market shares from the mall based stores.

Finally, more and more people are purchasing items from Amazon and other online retailers.

Yep, malls are going the way of the horse and buggy, and the American two party system.

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Are shopping malls dying out? [View all] Archae Jan 2015 OP

Yes, nationwide. tosh Jan 2015 #1

Have been for a while. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #2

I couldn't tell you anything about my local mall. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #3

in California they are mostly turning into outdoor type JI7 Jan 2015 #4

like they were in the 60's - only fancier and better laid out nt msongs Jan 2015 #5

they've morphed into open air malls. KittyWampus Jan 2015 #6

Is this a serious question? Ms. Toad Jan 2015 #7

When I moved to Oklahoma City in 1996 avebury Jan 2015 #8

Only the monied can afford to do recreational shopping anymore. Thus, malls are less ND-Dem Jan 2015 #9

Internet shopping is taking off too. Archae Jan 2015 #10

People actually go to malls to shop? Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #20

you seem to be saying that only teens and 20-somethings are people. I guess that's ND-Dem Jan 2015 #21

Yes. n/t BeeBee Jan 2015 #11

It costs so much to heat and cool the fricken things tularetom Jan 2015 #12

The middle class is dying out Fearless Jan 2015 #13

The so-called 'factory outlet' malls seem to ne thriving in the south. trof Jan 2015 #14

I don't go to malls anymore. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #15

I don't either. The parking is awful and most of the stores are overpriced. n/t RebelOne Jan 2015 #18

I think they are, although for some reason the mall near me is doing really well kcr Jan 2015 #16

Malls for the wealthier folks are doing pretty well. backscatter712 Jan 2015 #17

Yep melman Jan 2015 #22

They are very much dying. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #19

It isn't that malls are dying out so much as many malls themselves are dead Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2015 #23

The low end ones are gone. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #24