Is The Mall Dead?

Meadowlands Xanadu will be the real test for the future of Malls in
America. If it becomes a family fun destination and draws millions of visitors because of its
unique entertainment features but is not successful for its retailers....Then the Mall Concept is dead. Time
will be the judge. However, we should all be thankful for the 20,000 constructions jobs it created. Xanaduman-

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In case no one has noticed all malls are alike. You can plop any of us, in any mall, and you will see the same stores selling the same or nearly the same merchandise, whether you are in Albuquerque NM or Albany NY.

They bearly represent the place thay are in in any substantial way. Whats worse is when you do find a store you can like you can bet within a couple of years it will be gone. Most likely as a result of the exhorbitant rents that have to be paid. So you are left with only the large retailers and no character or sense of place.

I miss downtown I remember as a kid

I hate the mall. I go there about once a year to buy underwear and a few articles of clothes to replace worn-out items. Malls are crowded, noisy, and expensive. Why would I go there when I can get the exact item I need far cheaper on-line, and have it delivered to me free of charge? Let the malls die.

I hate malls. I go only a couple times a year when I need something, and have often wondered at the type of person who visits the mall weekly for entertainment, only to leave with items they don't need and can't afford. Hopefully, this change in consciousness will endure.

I just went through my statements month by month and added up what I spent in the malls last year. Sad to say, it would have provided food for a family of four for a year! I can't do that anymore...my retirement portfolio lost a bundle. Fortunately I never ran up debt...paid my cards off in full each month, and that became my excuse..I can afford it so why not! In the future, if I want a shopping experience, I'll just visit my closet!

Retail is a reflection of the American public. This article is about our shifting consciousness from a mainly consumptive ideology to a more thoughtful, reuse and reduce philosophy. The 'mall' is a symbol of the consumer mindset of the American public.

Why is the media more worried about retailers than the american public ?

Shopping is increasingly done online, and so it is no wonder that malls have to put up with reduced sales. The trend is likely to continue, given that online prices are lesser than brick and mortar store prices. There is also far greater choice and variety available online.

Malls are boring, too big, and all the stores have the same stuff. Finding unique items and shopping is a lot more pleasant in small stores and the help is invariably nicer. Bring back main street and ditch the malls.

I have high credit card bills. How much do they want us to spend? Pay me more money and I will pay off my debt AND spend. Right now I am just paying down my debt. I can't help the malls. In addition, they keep sending jobs at my company overseas to India so pretty soon I will not have a job to pay for anything. They also bring people over on Visas and are paying them less than what they would pay an American worker.

As an older male, malls are worthless to me. Besides fighting the crowds and noise and parking, there isn't there isn't anything in any of them that I want. Take a look at one of the directories - all the stores are geared toward women's clothing or teenager's clothing, with the obligatory candle and gift shops. A few very lean men's clothing areas in the department stores, and that's all. When I need to buy gifts, the newer models of strip malls are just fine.

They want us to spend more, but yet our jobs are going overseas. Even where I work they are sending more jobs overseas. The credit card interest rates are too high and I owe enough already from previous spending. So I am focusing on paying off my debt. I can't buy anymore because I don't have the income to support buying more.

I gave up on the malls years ago, not just for economic reasons but because I hated the crowds and parking issues. I now frequent auctions, consignment shops and thrift stores. I found custom made Waverly drapes (new out of a model home) that were a perfect fit for my windows for a total cost of $25 at my favorite thrift store. Also, there are two salvage stores in our area and they offer huge cost-saving benefits. Why ever spend more than you have to. And it's a great feeling to know you found a really great treasure for less than the cost of a fast-food burger.

It is more than that. Malls near the inner cities have gotten less safe with the arrival of gangs loitering in the mall. Women do not feel comfortable walking around with boys walking about with pants hanging at their legs. I have seen a swell of kids running from one end of the mall to the other with no regard to the shoppers.

Once you feel a lack of safety, forget it.

While you are to some extent correct, what you do not mention is the "fast food effect", namely that if there are a number of fast foods in proximity they all do better than if they stand alone. Why? Cuz human beings like variety. Large department stores were giving in one building what we now find in malls, lots of things to see and different things that we can get, without driving all over Hell. True, you do have to drive to get there, cuz most malls are transit difficult. True, pedestrian friendly streets are fun to live nearby. But, most of U.S. do not live near those kinds of placed. Maybe that is what we should have built, but we did not. Just as a big box grocery store may not be as close, or convient, but what they DO provide U.S. is variety - if you need it, they probably carry it; and if you cannot find it, they probably will order some of it. Part of the problem is when ALL of the mall stores begin to carry the same clothes from China. Grrrls, isn't that just too borring.

Good riddance. I've always hated malls. I could never figure out who hade the time the money or the inclination to drive 30 minutes to a mall. If you have that much time, stay home and make something for yourself.

It's still a little too early to put the death nail in the mall though. For many communities it makes more sense to go to one place to do all the shopping. That's a big reason Walmarts are popular.