I haven’t shopped in or bought anything in malls for years, except the occasional book but only because they moved the bookstores into malls. They have outside entrances so you don’t have to actually go into the mall to enter the bookstore, otherwise I would never go there. I have always found them creepy but they went far beyond that in recent years.
There is nothing there I really want or need and I’m not a ‘browser’ type shopper anyway.
Unfortunately, bookstores are disappearing from malls. Not long ago, the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. had three bookstores, but now it has none. And it is said that Barnes & Noble, the last of the bookstore chains, is not in good financial health.
I enjoy shopping at bookstores and would much rather read a real book than a screen.
I, too, haven’t been to a mall in years...
The best one around here is downtown and it’s not good to go after dark on a Fri or Sat night even though there are nice restaurants.
I shop on-line, even for books (on Amazon, second-hand) and it’s delivered to my front door...I’d even welcome drone delivery if it means I don’t have to drive, find a parking place and deal with cretins...Boomer out.