Which part of Texas was this ‘upscale mall’ in....that had lots of people?
Just curious.
Not OP, but Stonebriar mall in Frisco (North Dallas) is packed most days
Dallas-Northpark.
NorthPark.
The DFW area has several malls.
The Hulen Mall is on its way out.
The Parks Mall in Arlington is usually packed. The open air mall a few blocks away is thriving.
Grapevine Mills is humming along (having children’s attractions brings in the families).
Northpark and the Galleria in Dallas are always packed.
Two open air malls in Grand Prairie are seeing plenty of traffic.
The Colony Mall is still growing.
The big box anchor stores don’t see as much business as they did in the past. You can tell by the stock fluctuation of lower-end luxury handbags (we’re not talking Hermes here, folks). Brahmin is up, Kors is down. Also, several big box stores are opening up “discount” outlets to sell the leftover stock. Saks, Macy’s, and others are are just not seeing the volume.
Another interesting tell is how high-end garments are no longer showing up at thrift stores.
During the Trump era, there were deals and steals (not literally) to be had. Now, the pickings are slim, indicating that people are limiting their clothing purchases and not spending as much on new clothes. That’s the Biden effect.
Last I heard about my favorite Mall, Permian Mall, it was renamed Music City Mall, and they added an ice skating rink (in West Texas !?!)..
Haven’t been there for more than 2 decades, so I have no idea how it is doing.
There is a mall in Frisco that still does good business. Not many ferals living in the area so it's still OK to just stroll through.