This is a US-only distinction. Malls in Australia often have grocery stores and pharmacies to generate foot traffic. The mall/strip-mall distinction is purely

This is a US-only distinction. Malls in Australia often have grocery stores and pharmacies to generate foot traffic. The mall/strip-mall distinction is purely artificial. There's no reason why you shouldn't be able to distinguish CVS and Walgreens in the same mall, the same way you can make a distinction between H&M and Zara.