Our local mall has been bought, bankrupted, and auctioned off every couple years for the last 20. There's a Macys and a JC Penny as the anchor stores. The old

Our local mall has been bought, bankrupted, and auctioned off every couple years for the last 20. There's a Macys and a JC Penny as the anchor stores. The old Sears was a COVID testing center for a while, now it has been turned into a Halloween store for the season. The food court once had Subway, Panda Express, McDonald's, and Taco Bell. They're all long gone, there is a Bourbon Chicken, cookie place, and a pizza place where the Sbarro was. They flipped the signs around but kept all the pictures and menus. Inside, it's about half-empty. They've been trying to attract smaller mom and pop stores, but it has had the side effect of giving the place a "flea market" feel. The next town over has mall that's doing a lot better. There's a Target, Barnes and Noble, Planet Fitness, and a much more vibrant food court. There's still only about half occupancy when it comes to the stores, but the parking lot doesn't look like there's been and earthquake and the bathrooms aren't disgusting. There was a push to convert the empty anchor stores to office space, but with WFH that option is off the table.