Dead malls are shopping centers with high vacancy rates or low consumer traffic. Due to changes in the department store industry, many formerly popular malls have been left without an “anchor” store, causing other retailers to fail. Since newer “big box” chains typically prefer to occupy their own free-standing buildings, malls’ anchor store spaces are being left vacant, and the malls then slowly “die.” What can be done with dead mall sites? Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary