Why American malls are dying, and European ones aren’t.
Adam Something’s latest video looks at while malls in Europe aren’t seeing the same fate as their American counterparts, despite the same competition from Amazon.
He suggests that low-density urban planning and car-dependent suburban sprawl are a big factor that no-one talks about.
For what it’s worth, Australia also hasn’t seen the massive number of dying/dead malls that the US has since the GFC.
At least in Sydney, many of our big shopping centres tend to be close to public transport. (Think QVB, Westfield Bondi, Westfield Chatswood, Chatswood Chase, Westfield Parramatta, Stocklands Merrylands, Burwood Plaza, Strathfield Plaza, Westfield Hornsby, Westfield Miranda, Castle Towers, Westfield Hornsby…)
Most also have at least two supermarkets (a Coles and a Woolies).
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Online shopping is just easier than going to a mall, I don’t want to get off my ass if I don’t have to
@Mcballs1234 Are you based in North America? Europe? Australia? Or elsewhere?
I live in America, another problem with malls here there outside my town and require a car or three hours of biking
@Mcballs1234 If there was a bus or train connecting you to the mall and groceries in less then 15 minutes, at any time of the day, would you still prefer to buy online?
I live pretty close to a few grocery stores, I can take a bus to the mall but there’s nothing I would even buy from the mall