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Originally Posted by barryem
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I do not believe that the documentary did much research. Locally, an older mall is 'dying' with 30% vacancy & a big factor is the demise of Sears which was an anchor.
Also, not too far away another mall was created that was more modern & had more stuff for people with a bit more money; the mall is about 10 min away by freeway. Then a recent shopping area was developed that seems to cater to the more affluent judging from the shops; the uppity shopping area is between the 2 malls. A 3rd mall (new) is also thriving as it also catered more to the affluent. Downtown shopping isn't attracting that many people from the bedroom communities. And importantly, people don't 'dress up' much any more; & so clothing stores are not doing as well as pre-Jobs. I only wear jeans & polo shirts! no ironing. I've seen people running around in pajama bottoms or sweatpants which means less sales for store as dressing up to go to downtown to shop is no longer 'fashionable'(?).
Another thing is parking in the city center is bad especially since it require payment for a hard to space, including the parking metered space.
Like many things, malls needed to be remodeled. Buildings in shopping areas are being remodeled/updated & is done easier than a monolithic mall.