In Brazil a lot of shops closed during the pandemic and it seems like they continue to close, although slower. Some of the smaller malls in my state are nearly

In Brazil a lot of shops closed during the pandemic and it seems like they continue to close, although slower. Some of the smaller malls in my state are nearly empty. The larger chains consolidated inside the bigger malls, even closing street shops. Galleries are all but dead: some of them live off cafés and parking if they are well located. This I've seen in Uruguay too. I think the only way they can survive is to pivot to entertainment and co-working. There's a nice quiet food hall near me that fills up daily with people working (one café gives you all the coffee you want for about US$3.50 a day).