Shopping Center : Chicago 's Inner Harbor

To keep a local suburban regional shopping mall from reaching its decline, there are a few things that must be done to keep your mall relevant in today’s society. One must spend time and money during the maturity phase to keep with today’s trends. Getting more or newer department or anchor stores may help to draw in business. Then fill the other empty spaces with specialty stores, offering products that consumers can’t get anywhere else. Another option for managers is to find a niche in the community that will draw consumers in.

In “Enclosed. Encyclopedic. Endured: The Mall of America,” David Guterson’s description concerning the Mall of America researches into numerous surfaces that are entrenched throughout the mall both physically and psychologically. David Guterson claims that the Mall is a psychological impact on the applicants inside. He makes this claim through his portrayals of the shopping mall’s: exterior and interior environment, the people he interviews, and the malls many titles.

Kirn describes the shopping mall as an alternative to home because although it's a big building full of many different varieties of stores from fashion clothes to the home necessity to luxury. But it is a place where people use the shopping mall as a place to hang out with friends beside the home. It is also and a place to relieve stress and to relax. In further more the shopping mall is a place where you can be lost in times. Instead of going to the mall to socialize with friends and go window shopping and hang out.

Through his piece “Enclosed. Encyclopedic. Endured: the Mall of America.” David Guterson shares his experience of the Mall of America as it opened and its effects of the American culture. From sharing statistics about the amount of jobs available, the number of parking spots, or how much cash is dispersed each week from just the ATMs; Guterson allows readers to feel the massive scale of the mall. He shares stories of the people he met and his own views on the mall, and what it says about America and its people’s values. Guterson makes it clear that Americans have become too absorbed with the thoughts of materialistic belongings; and a mall, such as the Mall of America, only makes those thoughts that much worse and destroys the people’s

Historically, the department store affected every facet of social and economic life in America. The rise of the department store from the mid-1850s to the end of the 19th century was a major revolution for business and society. It revolutionized the shopping experience and created an entirely new view of ordinary retail stores. Endless categories of items from jewelry and accessories to home goods and furniture were available to all customers under one roof. Department stores found success in the early years, because they were selling more than just “products.” They were selling an entire experience to the American consumer. Known for their low prices, convenience, experience, and variety, department stores emerged as the iconic establishments of their time. These stores became mainstream institutions in downtown areas. Some department stores, such as Filene’s, even had restaurants and tearooms located inside the building. They had services like photo studios and special events like fashion shows and parades. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is still a widely popular event today, originating in

“The shopping mall is the public marketplace of the wealthy industrialized societies. Malls are expensive to build and operate, and typically several gigantic chain department stores act as “anchors” for the mall. These department stores are connected by climate-controlled passageways lined with smaller stores offering everything from ice cream to speciality clothing to movie theaters.” (Plattner 1989, 173)

Chicago is a way bigger city then Dubuque. There is a ton of more people living there. They have more things to do. There malls are way bigger and they have more than one. Since they got more people living there they need to have a lot of things so that they keep the people occupied. The malls are very nice they have almost every single store in there. In their malls the have an Apple Store in there. They have a store filled with shoes others with clothes and the even have their own chocolate factory in there.

Community stores tend to be small, whereas malls are quite large. A commonly known neighborhood store like Fiesta covers only 100,000 square feet not counting the parking lot (About Fiesta). While a shopping complex like The Woodlands Mall covers 1,338,628 square footage without counting the 5,800 parking spots, and is two stories high (The Woodlands Mall). Even without knowing the square footage of both establishment. Just hearing the word “mall” one could conclude the mall is definitely the largest of the two. However, the difference is obvious, Fiesta is about 1/13 of size of The Woodlands Mall. Figuratively, Fiesta and its parking lot probably would take up only one section of the many parking

To gain a better understanding of the retail and commercial activity in the Toronto area, two different types of retail will be evaluated in the following report. The character, market orientation and location of a retail space all play crucial role in contributing to the success of the business. All three aspects of the retail spheres will be carefully assessed in order to make direct comparisons between the two types of retail businesses. The two retail systems that will be contrasted includes the ancillary retail system in downtown Toronto and the Retail Strip on Spadina, south of Baldwin.

The last thing and possibly most important thing a manager should do is create a mall website that lists all the stores, any possible coupons, discounts, or specials that may be happening, as well as links to all the stores so a person can “window shop” before ever stepping foot into the mall. One could even go as far as to offer discounts to those who shop online thru the mall website, therefore drawing traffic to the website. Through the mall website, a consumer may find a link to another store that he/she has heard of before and then can check out its merchandise. Possibly aiding that store in achieving another customer.

Taller buildings were the cause of an increase in land values. In commerce, large department stores developed in the 1860s and 1870s (Industrialization, n.d.). Department stores such as Sears and Montgomery Ward replaced the “mom and pop” general stores. The modern stores, which stocked a wide variety of competitively priced items, were cleverly located in shopping areas near trolley stops for fast and convenient access.

Cinemas, theaters, and shop markets exists along the Metro Line through downtown’s main railway station projecting light rail vehicles, including he first shopping mall resembling an ocean liner

Large shopping centers containing a great variety of stores changed consumer patterns. The number of these centers rose from eighty at the end of the World War II to 3,840 in the 1960. With easy parking and convenient evening hours, customers could avoid shopping

Retail and entertainment hubs, such as the Memorial City Mall, CityCentre Plaza, and Town & Country Village,

Also, shopping mall popularity is shrinking, with some retailers focusing on and consumers preferring stand-alone locations similar to Kohl’s. Over the