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Originally Posted by BassoonPlatoon
I think that the "strip mall" is a very more popular concept in reality these days. The large, expansive building with multiple stores going on for a mile with ten different parking lots just does not appeal to the instant gratification of society. You want to be able to pull right up to the store you want, park outside of that store, go in and get out, and then get right back in your car without having to search for it/remember which parking lot it is in.
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Yes, the fickle American consumer likes the plaza type of mall more these days. There is one conventional large enlosed mall near where I live that seems to do well because (1) a lot of the competitors have closed or are shells of their former selves, and (2) they have a mix of a lot of the trendier stores nowadays. I very rarely go there--not my type of shopping experience.