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I watch a lot of Dead Mall videos on YouTube and I wanted to see what everyone's thoughts are on why there's so many dead malls now.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 79 points 2 days ago

Malls were being killed by big box complexes before Amazon was prevalent, but the one-two punch didn't do them any favors.

I see it as a combination of things...

Big box retailers.
Online sales.
People stopped going to movie theaters.

So what's the reason to go to a mall? Crappy food court food?

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 4 points 2 days ago

Right, there's got to be a good reason to go to the mall. The successful malls still draw crowds because they have more than just stores and a movie theater.

[-] kinttach@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

Successful malls have an Apple Store, Tesla, and Louis Vuitton, which tells us something about who can still afford to shop there.

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