[cotton1706]

There are still bundles of stores. They’re just configured differently. Here in MA, outside “malls” are sprouting up. They just aren’t called “malls.”

[KarlInOhio]

Here in MA, outside “malls” are sprouting up. They just aren’t called “malls.”

The "Towne Centre" that's about as far from the center of town as they can build it.

[MinorityRepublican]

Town square. Or "outlet mall".

Both versions replaced the enclosed mall which is now obsolete.

[zeugma]

There are still bundles of stores. They’re just configured differently. Here in MA, outside “malls” are sprouting up. They just aren’t called “malls.”

They've been doing that here in TX as well. There is a fairly 'upscale' one near me. The problem is, when it is 105 in the summer, it is not very conductive to strolling from store to store. Whenever I go there, I know what I'm going to buy, and where the store is, and that is where I go, and what I do. I would imagine it is just as bad in MA when it's 10 degrees and covered in ice/snow.

It's a completely different experience. I'd also agree with the earlier poster that the quickest way to destroy a mall is to have bus service.