The modern shopping mall was built on a simple principle: get people to one place, give them anchor stores as destinations, and let the smaller shops in between catch the overflow traffic. For decades, this model worked. Department stores acted as gravitational centers, their massive storefronts drawing crowds and justifying the real estate development around them. Many of these anchors became so embedded in their regions that their logos felt p…
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