Seems like there was a move in the 90's to gigantify everything. Bookstores, electronics stores, gyms, etc. It was awesome because they had so much more selec

Seems like there was a move in the 90's to gigantify everything. Bookstores, electronics stores, gyms, etc. It was awesome because they had so much more selection than anything prior. Now with the internet, that's no longer the case. There's absolutely no reason to drive out to a strip mall to find the book / electronics you want. Mega-gyms still succeed. Retailers need to find something else. I wouldn't be surprised if malls start making a comeback in the US. There are lots of times you want to browse through tangible miscellanea, and the internet doesn't give you that. But it'll be different than the 80's, as shops in the mall will have to know better how to cater to a specific local demographic; generic won't cut it anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if they were anchored by fresh markets, the quintessence of "local".