This sort of article makes me wonder whether the 'decline of malls' is more to do with the culture and geography of the US than anything specifically related to

This sort of article makes me wonder whether the 'decline of malls' is more to do with the culture and geography of the US than anything specifically related to shopping malls themselves. Because they're also (at least from what I can tell) doing pretty well in Europe as well, with the popular ones in the UK seemingly just going from strength to strength and quite a few new ones opening up thanks to the Westfields brand. Indeed, in parts of London (and quite a few towns in outer London), the shopping centre basically is the high street.