>The decline of the mall is an American thing, and its reasons are not entirely clear. As an American, I can tell you why: * They are fucking filthy. Literall

>The decline of the mall is an American thing, and its reasons are not entirely clear. As an American, I can tell you why: * They are fucking filthy. Literally every mall I visited back in the day fucking stank. I fucking hated them, my nose died every time. * Their prices aren't competitive (note: they don't have to be cheap, I don't mind expensive goods), their selection is poor, and the quality of the goods are questionable. Between online shopping and physical stores located outside of malls with better prices, selections, and quality there just aren't any reasons to bother going to those hellscapes.