AUSTIN, Texas — The smell of baked cookies, the sound of shoppers moving about, the excitement of meeting up with friends at the food court: indoor malls evoke so many memories. The U.S. is home to an ...

Mostly vacant or entirely shuttered shopping centers have become known as “dead malls” or “ghost malls.” These shells have ...

Generation Z's rediscovery of the mall as a hip new place to shop, socialize and be seen has helped drive a continued increase in foot traffic to enclosed shopping centers. Visits to indoor malls grew ...

The first indoor mall was introduced to America in Edina, Minnesota, in 1956, and with its introduction came a highly anticipated holiday shopping season. Mall Santas helped boost the popularity of ...

When it comes to shopping centers in the U.S. consumers generally have two options: an indoor mall or an outdoor shopping center. While the largest percentage (36%) enjoy both kinds of shopping venues ...

The aging mall is transforming from an enclosed shopping center to an open-air destination with Nordstrom Rack, indoor ...

Online shopping is certainly still in fashion, but it seems more and more people are returning to malls to get their errands done in person as the school year approaches. In July 2024, visits to ...