Many malls have declined considerably in North America, particularly in subprime locations, and some have closed and become so-called " dead malls".
The term 'mall' is less-commonly a part of the name of the complex. In Canadian English, and often in Australia and New Zealand, the term 'mall' may be used informally but 'shopping centre' or merely 'centre' will feature in the name of the complex (such as Toronto Eaton Centre). ) while still others (Australia, etc.) follow U.K. In the U.K., such complexes are considered shopping centres ( Commonwealth English: shopping centre), though "shopping center" covers many more sizes and types of centers than the North American "mall".
The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refer to the walkway itself which was merely bordered by such shops), but in the late 1960s, it began to be used as a generic term for the large enclosed shopping centers that were becoming commonplace at the time. The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, the largest mall in the United States The interior of Garden State Plaza megamall in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, the borough with the world's highest concentration of shopping mallsĪ shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. For pedestrian malls, see Pedestrian zone.
For an overview of all types of shopping centers, see Shopping center. This article is about large, usually enclosed, shopping centers anchored by traditional department stores.
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