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Oddly one of the big San Jose malls (Valley Fair) is currently undergoing a huge renovation and expansion.
by beamatronic 8y ago
Oddly one of the big San Jose malls (Valley Fair) is currently undergoing a huge renovation and expansion.
- ghaff 8y agoIt's very uneven. Upscale malls are generally doing pretty well. Then there's the nearest mall near me which sports such luminaries as Sears and JC Penneys as anchor stores (plus the Toys R US which recently closed). It's not... great. There are a few stores in the same general complex that seem to be doing fine but the mall itself is moribund.
- jcadam 8y agoI have to go to the mall here in Melbourne, FL for work clothes. The standalone clothing stores mostly sell stuff targeted at tourists and snowbirds (beachwear, Hawaiian shirts, etc.). Bah, maybe I should get a job that lets me wear Hawaiian shirts to work everyday.
- beamatronic 8y agoFor sure you can do that in Hawaii. It’s actually quite awesome.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoOnly the malls around rich people are doing okay. You can spot these by searching for Apple and Nordstrom’s, also where you will find the wealthier side of any urban area.
- scarface74 8y agoEven those traditional closed in malls are being upended by pedestrian friendly upscale mixed uses communities with stores and townhomes. The local Apple Store just moved from the local mall to one of those communities. It also has the standard cliched collection of yuppie stores - a Tesla showroom, Whole Foods, Gap, Bonobos, Container Store, Pottery Barn, a Pilates Studio, etc....
- burger_moon 8y agoWhat you described is literally the same thing SouthPark makes fun of in the Sodosopa episodes. https://imgur.com/gallery/Xgea4Ot https://imgur.com/gallery/Xgea4Ot It's amazing how on the nose they are.
- scarface74 8y agoThat's frighteningly close to the place I was referring to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5BOoS3ihA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5BOoS3ihA http://www.experienceavalon.com/ http://www.experienceavalon.com/ I just watched the video of "sodasopa". If they didn't have the South Park characters in it, I would have thought it was a real ad for either Avalon or one of the other areas in Atlanta.
- lotsofpulp 8y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/business/hotel-development-real-estate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/business/hotel-developmen... I think that's an article about that space too.
- beamatronic 8y agoThese days going to the mall has to be “an experience”. People don’t just buy things anymore, they want to have an “experience”
- scarface74 8y agoI’m in the mall right now for lunch. There is absolutely no store that I would come here for except for the food court for lunch and the movie theatre. We do walk around the Avalon regularly.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoSeems to be working so far. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/business/an-alternate-universe-of-shopping-in-ohio.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/business/an-alternate-uni... https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/realestate/commercial/the-town-center-regains-significance.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/realestate/commercial/the...
- euos 8y agoAnd in Cupertino Vallco is rotting.
- DoubleCribble 8y agoVallco was doomed as soon as Valley Fair opened for business 4.5 miles away and cornered the market for upscale anchor tenants.