It was the birth of the US shopping mall: a cultural institution that would extend across the country and define America’s suburban landscape. But while the modern shopper has evolved, the mall has ...

It wasn’t long ago that shopping malls were the epicenter of America’s towns, with teenagers flocking to hang out at the same place where their mothers could purchase a new blouse. But modern ...

When the US economy enters its next recession, some analysts expect approximately 30% of shopping centers (both strip malls and enclosed malls) to shutter. In April 2017, Gordman’s announced ...

Southdale was the first modern indoor mall in the US, and eventually became a national symbol of car-centric, consumerist, postwar suburbia. The shopping mall featured a large central atrium with ...