Shopping Centers and Malls

July 5, 2020

With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next

The directory map for the Northfield Square Mall in Bourbonnais, Ill., has three glaring spaces where large department stores once stood. Soon there will be a […]
April 30, 2020

Macy’s Plans to Reopen All of Its 775 Stores in 6 to 8 Weeks

Macy’s, one of the biggest department store chains in the United States, announced an ambitious plan on Thursday to reopen all of its 775 locations, including […]
April 28, 2020

Biggest Mall Operator in U.S. Plans to Reopen 49 of Them

Simon Property Group, the biggest operator of malls in the United States, has come up with a game plan for reopening 49 shopping centers across 10 […]
November 21, 2019

Santa Claus Is Different for the Rich

You better watch out.
October 24, 2019

After 15 Years, Dream Mall Finally Becomes a Reality

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It has taken 15 years, three owners, two names and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of taxpayer incentives, but a giant […]
July 26, 2017

An Ode to Shopping Malls

One day in 2015, Dan Bell left his home in Baltimore and drove into the suburbs to visit the Owings Mills Mall. It was a trip […]