Some other factors: - Many malls chased out the teenagers, sometimes indirectly by forcing out arcades and such that might be hangouts, and sometimes directly

Some other factors: - Many malls chased out the teenagers, sometimes indirectly by forcing out arcades and such that might be hangouts, and sometimes directly with bans. When they grew up, "going to the mall" was no longer even on their radar. - Some malls went crazy with outbuildings, to the point you'd hardly realize there was a mall amid the clutter. - Along that same line, a lot of people want to just dash into one store, get what they're looking for, and get out. Smaller stores in malls are generally not visible from the street.