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The Shopping Mall Evolution

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Profession of New Urbanism Listserv
11 July 2003 - 5:00am

The traditional shopping mall is approaching dinosaur status.

"The new store, outside of the shopping center, is more than twice the size of the mall location. Providing shoppers quick access has developers busy building power centers or lifestyle centers instead of traditional shopping malls... A power center, or what some call a glorified strip center, typically consists of a cluster of buildings, each home to one or more big-box retailers."

Full Story: Once beloved shopping malls are evolving
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune, July 8, 2003
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