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Is the retail collapse over? Shopping mall owners think so.

Bon-Ton, Toys R Us, Sears, Claire's and Sam's Club are just a few of the major retailers that have shut hundreds of locations altogether across the U.S. this year, leaving a glut of commercial real ... read more

Shopping mall decline: What malls are doing to stay open

Non-traditional shift In order for malls to survive what many call the retail apocalypse, owners need to dig into what the surrounding community wants and needs. "I think ... so this is perfect. It ... read more

Closing Shop: Changes at the mall aren't necessarily a result of online shopping

"The era of the department stores as an anchor to malls is largely over ... in the shopping mall downfall. "Retail space was probably growing 5 times the rate of population growth from 1985 to 2010," ... read more

Malls aren't dying, they're changing — even in Hampton Roads. Here's how.

For two decades, MacArthur Center mall in downtown Norfolk seemed relatively immune to a growing shopping ... said. “So then it’s up to individual retailers to get you to cross over that ... read more

The Future of Retail Around Boston Is Better Than You Think

All of which tells me that IRL shopping—the kind that forces you to show up, in a store, and hand over actual money to a human being—is far from dead. At the same time, the disrupters of the retail .. ... read more

Plans to Rethink America’s Malls Can’t Keep Up With Retail’s Collapse

“E-commerce is taking a toll on malls whether people want to admit it or not. It’s a reality.” The forces bearing down on the project at Lakeside are playing out across the U.S., pushing property ... read more

My View: Changing times require shopping centers to work together

As two huge drivers of sales tax revenue — shopping center retail sales and automobile purchases — become impacted, local leaders may need to better think ... over the past five years. Similar stories ... read more

Washington Square Mall owner keeps the lights on with mom-and-pop stores

(Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar) At a time when shopping malls across the U.S. are struggling and dying, Washington Square Mall is staying afloat through an experiment of sorts. Mall owner Kohan Retail ... read more

Express Is Exhibit A of Retail’s Execution Problem

Take a look at these estimates for retail sales growth from UBS analysts. As you might expect, online is where most of the gains will be over the next ... however, so we know the grim comparable ... read more

Is the retail collapse over? Shopping mall owners think so.

Load Error The new tenants, filling some of the millions of square feet of retail space ... call Monday. "I think retailers were playing defense, and now they are playing a little more offense." Some ... read more

The decline of the shopping mall: What malls are doing to stay open

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Is the retail collapse over? Shopping mall owners think so.

It's allowed the few retailers that are still expanding as well as some "e-tailers" looking to plant some roots take advantage of the empty space and cheaper leases. The new tenants, filling some of ... read more