[FlipWilson]

I have seen abandoned malls but I also see some still thriving. While the mall is in decline, I would argue that only the strongest, and most adaptable, survive.

[Alberta's Child]

Indoor malls effectively became obsolete when they were replaced by the “big box” shopping center model in the 1990s.

The big box model minimized or eliminated two of the biggest weaknesses of indoor malls: (1) the enormous cost is heating, cooling, lighting and maintaining common-area corridors and atriums; and (2) casual shoppers who wander from store to store without spending any money.

[Angelino97]

I would argue that only the strongest, and most adaptable, survive.

It has nothing to do with the strength or adaptability of the mall. It's the proximity of "teenagers."

[Gaffer]

Yes, that’s true. If they can survive becoming the hunting ground for urban criminals.