I thought the experience of malls were essentially like that of casinos, in that they were designed so you would lose track of time and buy/gamble more?
The allure was that you knew you could look at one store, and then another, without having to drive across town.
Now that we order online, comparison shop online, etc, why would I want to walk through Sears vs JC Penney? (for example) The internet ate the convenience aspect of the malls, and left only the social aspect or the Shopping Experience itself.
