The Shopping Mall Evolution

The traditional shopping mall is approaching dinosaur status.

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July 11, 2003, 5:00 AM PDT

"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."

Thanks to Profession of New Urbanism Listserv

FULL STORY: Once beloved shopping malls are evolving

Tuesday, July 8, 2003 in The Salt Lake Tribune

Community / Economic Development Utah

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