[grania]

The list is technology, medical clinics, and gyms. I could see a new kind of mall experience building around that, with coffee shops, day spas, maybe a made-in-USA store. Dick's Sporting Goods still does well in malls.

The reason the clothing stores are closing is because they stopped selling unique high-quality clothing that wasn't just geared to kids.

[donna]

In my lifetime, malls didn't exist.

Penney's, Sears and Woolworth were on Main Street and the local grocery or drug store was not a chain . . . 1960’s near Phoenix.

Maybe it was all a fad like hula hoops.

[Foolsgold]

Kinda like finding a polo shirt with pocket, people quit smoking so pocket no longer needed, sorry I can’t wrap my cell phone in my tee shirt sleeve.

[kaehurowing]

You can’t find clothing in my area any longer. What’s left is unbelievably poor quality. You pretty much are reduced to ordering from Lands’ End over the internet. Same with shoes.