mall: With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next

With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next

Brick-and-mortar retail was in the midst of seismic change before the pandemic. Now analysts say that hundreds of malls are at risk of closing in the next five years.

July 5

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Noun[edit]

mall (countable and uncountable, plural malls)

1. (chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. [from 20th c.] quotations ▼
2. An enclosed shopping centre. [from 20th c.] quotations ▼
3. (obsolete) An alley where the game of pall mall was played. [17th-19th c.]
4. A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade. [from 18th c.] quotations ▼
5. A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall. [from 17th c.] quotations ▼
6. (obsolete) The game of polo. [17th c.]
7. (obsolete) An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall. [17th-19th c.]

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