Malls and department stores closing down at alarming rate

[LeicsDom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_America

That looks like shopping hell to me!

 

[USEDCAR]

Nothing stays the same
Just because a Mr Selfridge style store was successful 100 years ago does not mean it is or should be today. Retailers HAVE to move with the times, adjust their methods of selling to stay in the game.
I have little sympathy with stores/brands that fail to keep abreast of modern buying methods. They don't deserve to stay in business if they can't compete
That said, it is sad that lots of small independant stores are closing but that is simple market economics

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What is the difference bewteen a Mall and a Shopping centre?

The difference between a shopping center and a shopping mall is that one gives you access to all the stores through one entrance while the other makes you exit one store in order to enter another store. In a shopping mall there are several entrances into the mall. Once you get into the mall you can now go to any store in that mall without ever going back outside. In a shopping center there is only one or two entrances to each store and in order to go to another store you have to go outside to enter another store.

 

[eastofeden]

I think you're a psychic because "YES" Im planning to open my own store while this is a bad news for a small business owner (especially the starters) Glad that your item could adapt to online shopping but mine..

mine is something you have to see from window display and decide yourself whether you want to buy or not...my stuff will break before your eyes if I sell them in package/box with shipping and handling.

Well...there is no end to what you can try and as you go along you learn to adapt and change as necessary....

You will find ways to make it work without the online presence if need be. The most important thing I think for small business...know who your customer is....and develop a relationship with them. They are your best barometer to let you know what is working..and what isn't.

 

[TheLoveableLoner]

Good.

They were the cultural Black Holes of America anyway.

 

[belamyi]

Good.

They were the cultural Black Holes of America anyway.

I thought that was "American culture" in general.

 

[TheLoveableLoner]

Which is more reason for you to stay in Barcelona.

 

[belamyi]

Which is more reason for you to stay in Barcelona.

Who do you take me for, Empedocles, Joe-Versus-the-Volcano..?

Oh well, I'll more than probably get burned anyway whether I stay or go anywhere else...

However, a hole is screaming for stuff to fill it up

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

Nothing stays the same
Just because a Mr Selfridge style store was successful 100 years ago does not mean it is or should be today. Retailers HAVE to move with the times, adjust their methods of selling to stay in the game.
I have little sympathy with stores/brands that fail to keep abreast of modern buying methods. They don't deserve to stay in business if they can't compete
That said, it is sad that lots of small independant stores are closing but that is simple market economics

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What is the difference bewteen a Mall and a Shopping centre?

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centurys do great stand ups

anyway

thankyou

 

[belamyi]

 

[ronboy]

There is no doubt that shopping habits have changed through the evolution of technology.

Once upon a time, Americans had to go downtown in larger cities, to shop in large department stores for a wide range of general merchandise. These huge emporiums seemed to have everything to satisfy everyone.

As technology allowed us to become a more mobile society (think motor vehicles), people moved out of the cities, to places where they could have more space between their home and those of others. The retailers, sensing this, built branch stores outside the city limits, to bring themselves closer to their customer base. The branch stores offered acres of free parking, a huge perk over expensive downtown parking lots and garages. These branch stores became anchor stores in both strip style shopping centers and enclosed malls. With people shopping in suburbia, downtown shopping became obsolete in many cities.

Once again, technology changed the face of shopping with the development of the internet. Realizing that many people would embrace the concept of shopping from home (especially as a computer became commonplace in many homes), the internet based retailers were born. Retailers with physical store properties also joined this retailing revolution. As retail online continues to grow, "brick and mortar" retailers are trying to find ways to re-invent themselves to continue operating as viable businesses.

Right now, it is a losing battle. Online shopping continues to show growth, and popularity. Are there advantages to shopping at a store than online? In my opinion, yes. I like to physically pick up, look at, and compare merchandise before I buy it. However, there is a wealth of product information to be found online, these days, and a well-educated consumer can effectively make good decisions about products they are purchasing online, too. I think that there will be a "brick and mortar" market continuing in the future, but it will be much more limited in size and selection. Online stores are now providing a depth and selection that continues to grow.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

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thankyou

 

[piano1]

I go to Macy's to get my suits for work. I still like to try stuff on. Some things I will buy on line that I don't have the time to shop for.

 

[LeicsDom]

The difference between a shopping center and a shopping mall is that one gives you access to all the stores through one entrance while the other makes you exit one store in order to enter another store. In a shopping mall there are several entrances into the mall. Once you get into the mall you can now go to any store in that mall without ever going back outside. In a shopping center there is only one or two entrances to each store and in order to go to another store you have to go outside to enter another store.

In the UK we call a mall a shopping centre and a shopping centre a retail park

 

[Telstra]

I heard that "Mall of America" is the king of malls in US..if people not taking care that mall/ deserted it, that would beyond belief..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_America

That mall doesn't look that exciting to me.
Open space with trees are nicer.

 

[The Fly]

That mall doesn't look that exciting to me.
Open space with trees are nicer.

Do you do alot of shopping in the forest?

 

[belamyi]

Do you do a lot of shopping in the forest?

http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/rid=1K41CBCFT-1N4V9KL-1HCY/recolectores.jpg

 

[Kulindahr]

My last trip to a mall, two of the big name stores were empty. It was kind of eerie, really.

If malls are to endure, they need to become more community centers than commercial centers. I read where in one town the police were looking to open a new station, and they selected an empty midsized store space in a mall; in another, a library took over a similar space. I've both seen and read of offices moving into malls, from dentists to real estate to lawyers. Fitness centers have moved into malls, and even churches. I know of a mall with a day care, one with a pet day care, and one where a large department store space was converted into a trio of theaters.

If the mix changes so that people have jobs at the mall in not just stores but offices, can drop their kids off at the same mall for day care and/or kindergarten, can get lunch just a few doors down, and even exercise, get their hair done, see the doctor, and more, they can survive. When, as some malls are doing, former retail space gets converted to apartments, people can live and work in the same large building.

In one way, making a mall survive is pretty much turning it into an arcology, a contained community where everything is right at hand. Some people still think that arcologies are the future -- maybe malls can lead the way... though they'd have to be big ones; I think small ones are doomed.

 

[belamyi]

My last trip to a mall, two of the big name stores were empty. It was kind of eerie, really.

If malls are to endure, they need to become more community centers than commercial centers. I read where in one town the police were looking to open a new station, and they selected an empty midsized store space in a mall; in another, a library took over a similar space. I've both seen and read of offices moving into malls, from dentists to real estate to lawyers. Fitness centers have moved into malls, and even churches. I know of a mall with a day care, one with a pet day care, and one where a large department store space was converted into a trio of theaters.

If the mix changes so that people have jobs at the mall in not just stores but offices, can drop their kids off at the same mall for day care and/or kindergarten, can get lunch just a few doors down, and even exercise, get their hair done, see the doctor, and more, they can survive. When, as some malls are doing, former retail space gets converted to apartments, people can live and work in the same large building.

In one way, making a mall survive is pretty much turning it into an arcology, a contained community where everything is right at hand. Some people still think that arcologies are the future -- maybe malls can lead the way... though they'd have to be big ones; I think small ones are doomed.

Indeed the future seems more about atomization of self-relying communities, than about punctual catalysts at big venues of families under a big corporated nation.

 

[T-Rexx]

Malls were great!

You could go there and buy stuff, and you got it the same day!

 

[Kahaih]

I figured people concerned about global warming would be happy about on line/Internet shopping.