[wideminded]

I think various malls having been dying for the better part of 40 years. In fact I can think of multiple comedians who have gotten material from this phenomenon. No doubt Amazon, etc. and other recent social trends have an effect. But that is not all there is to it.

[Hot Tabasco]

No doubt Amazon, etc. and other recent social trends have an effect. But that is not all there is to it.

I live a mere two miles from a major mall here in S.E. Michigan and have only visited it once in the past 10 years and that was to purchase a pair of walking shoes.

Virtually ALL my shopping is done via the internet and that is because I can find anything I want in whatever size I need within the comfort of my home...........

I play a lot of sports and prefer the top end equipment which is never offered in the box stores such as Dicks, Sports Authority or whatever. As for clothing, I'm a small male and can never find my size in any of these stores...........

With the internet, there is no longer a need for me to spend hours driving around and shopping for whatever it is I'm looking for........

[markoman]

When you think about it...malls were the reason many of the big department stores in the cities closed.
At least that’s what happened in the Boston area.

[Heatseeker]

You're right. This phenomenon predates e-commerce by decades: Dixie Square Mall, where the 1980 Blues Brothers movie was filmed, was a dead mall, having been closed in 1978.