I'm not sure if adding a shitty store no one has cared about in 25 years would have helped.
Maybe a Montgomery Wards?

This one feels a little different because it sounds like this Mall never really took off. Most of the old enclosed malls fail because they turn into thug/youth hangouts.


This one sounds like it failed because nobody much liked it from the beginning.

When I think of malls, I think of expensive. Usually the only reason I go to malls is because that is where the theater usually is.

Meanwhile every time I go to Penny's at OPM it has a lot of shoppers.

Dumbass

It was an outlet mall. That just didn't sell much in south Johnson County. It was packed at first but there really just wasn't a draw after the initial hype.

Its ****ing cold 5 months of the year. Usually when I go shopping, Im gonna hit at least a few places to get what I need done. Im not quite sure why Target isnt in more malla. Ppl would go get groceries, necessities and go wander around to buy shit

I agree with you in theory. In practice it often ends poorly for the smaller stores surrounding the big box retailer.

LMAO

Are you in your 70's, Pete? That would actually explain a lot.

Did get great deals there for a while, but too many closures and wide swathes of empty space.

St. Louis Mills is a similar concept, but more successful

That carpet was definitely something else. I'm surprised it's hung on this long

Buying online is where it's at. Why get out if you don't have to? Avoid the parking, crowds and especially the higher prices. Technology has forced a lot of this ;)

It is, but strip malls are not really failing. So I don't know if it is totally technology driven. American's don't like to walk. Especially fat ones. Therefore malls are not a good attraction for them. They don't want to walk more than 50 feet from their car.

Malls have changed greatly over the years. 15 or 20 years ago, I loved to go to the mall because there were so many interesting stories you could check out at once. Bookstores, specialty coffee shops, educational toy stores, Disney stores (when they actually still sold things like books and watches and adult clothes), Discovery channel stores, Brookstone's, sharper image, etc.,. Now? Most malls are nothing but collections of 20 different women's shoe stores and 20 different teenage girl clothing stores. As soon as I quit my job, which happens to be in the mall, I will probably almost never set foot in a mall again.

SHOCKER.

The mall has had a pretty creepy vibe lately. I feel like someone could probably be murdered in there and no one would notice.