Current Events > What do you think of the future of shopping malls?

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read an article that said that it is looking pretty bleak for them in the next 10 to 15 years. It seems a lot of people still like to hang out at the malls. Maybe they then buy online

They will be fine. I got to the mall a lot of weeekdns and they are packed.

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I doubt we'll see too many new ones pop up, but the major ones should have little trouble sustaining themselves. The smaller ones will likely die out fairly quickly.

Theres one in the middle of Omaha thatll probably last forever but all the others have closed or are in the process of closing

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bumpoi

Eventually some will find new ways to bring people in. Large scale anchor and department stores will die because Amazon, but make nice restaurants, brew pubs, and gaming (slot machine hangouts etc) the main draw and folks will still go.

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I think there will always be a few but obviously it will get paired down more.
Basicallty if you have 5 malls within 30 miles of you then the most popular of them will probably be the one that will still be open in 20 years.

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Not good. Theyve already paved over one mall where I use to live.

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BeyondWalls posted...

Not good. Theyve already paved over one mall where I use to live.

yeah i guess they can't compete with price with amazon. Pretty much the only things that will be left , brick and mortar will be food places. Cause that's kinda hard to ship

Any that remain open for much longer probably have a skilled necromancer employed.

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Premium malls will be fine I think. Maybe ones focused in really cheap shit too.

It's that sort of middle area that will continue to decline. They have to offer something more than just typical stores to bring people in.

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pikachupwnage posted...

Any that remain open for much longer probably have a skilled necromancer employed.

necromancer?

One of the main ones in the city is on the outskirts but right near a college and a light rail line. Half the mall is empty (including the two biggest spaces) and they are planning on redeveloping some of it into housing and adding a subway on the street next to it

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Malls have no future

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The creative ones will survive and flourish. The ones that actually market themselves as a weekend hangout spot with things to do like movie theaters, bowling, skate park, fun weekend events, etc. Theres plenty of ideas out there that will attract people.

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CE_gonna_CE posted...

Eventually some will find new ways to bring people in. Large scale anchor and department stores will die because Amazon, but make nice restaurants, brew pubs, and gaming (slot machine hangouts etc) the main draw and folks will still go.

This sums it up well, yeah. There's absolutely a place for malls in the years to come; it's just a matter of which malls adapt with the times and which continue to think Macy's and Orange Julius will be enough to keep the lights on.

A burgeoning trend in recent years has been the "indoor market". 10-20 small local businesses under the same roof, offering boutique-style goods and various food/drink. In other words, to quote Flea Market Montgomery - it's just like, it's just like, a mini-mall! Shopping malls should really try to capitalize on this trend and aggressively court local talent, but as of now, that seems pretty rare.

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bumpios

Indoor post-apocalyptic paintball parks

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