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A mall is a gathering place for many people of various age types. One does not simply go to the mall to shop. Sometimes it is to socialize.
by bliti 13y ago
A mall is a gathering place for many people of various age types. One does not simply go to the mall to shop. Sometimes it is to socialize.
- thrush 13y agoNice. So how can we recreate the gathering place in an era where the mall as a shopping center is no longer necessary or successful?
- Gracana 13y agoI think the direction to take would be to focus on the things that online stores can't provide. Clothes fitting, product repair, demo products to look at and play with, etc. Apple stores seem to do this quite well: they don't have hundreds of products on the shelves (online stores will always have you beat there), everything is nicely spaced out and you are free to walk around and play with the products. If you need advice or want to buy, you can talk to a sales rep. If you need something repaired, they do that too.
- ZanyProgrammer 13y agoI was going to say something snarky about the 80s being the last time people did that, but there are occasional times I've had to go to a mall in the past few years, and I notice teenagers hanging out (usually in the summer).
- meddlepal 13y agoYou mean just like our downtown's used to be before we murdered them?