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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.

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.

The United States Census Bureau reported in a recent news release that one in five children receive food stamps. The report continues to notate statistics that this is a dramatic increase from the one in eight children that received benefits prior to the recession as of 2007, and that the number of children living in single parent households has tripled from the information gathered in 1940. (1) These parents struggle on a daily basis to provide for their children in a manner that is barely comfortable by middle class standards. Aside from the challenge of providing basic nutrition, these parents are challenged with furnishing their families with a roof over their heads, basic utilities, a safe child care experience, and sufficient clothing to wear to school. These parents already have to sift through hand me downs from relatives and community organizations for clothing with minimal stains and shoes without holes in them. When their utilities are about to be shut off, they sometimes wait in lines for hours for a small grant to help keep the lights on and the house warm. They have to bow their heads in shame when asking for the help of their churches and local community. They do everything in their power to provide a sense of normalcy to their children’s lives. Their children are already left out of school and extracurricular activities because they cannot afford the costs and are often working during the times that these activities are taking place. When an occasional treat

In the 1950s and 1960s shops selling high-order goods, like furniture and jewellery, were in the town and city centres, which attracted customers from a wide catchment area. Shops selling low-order goods, like food, were located in the local neighbourhoods. However, this traditional shopping pattern began to change in the 1970s, when shops like supermarkets and DIY stores began to move to the outskirts of towns by decentralisation. Although it is obvious that the decentralisation of retailing and other services has had a major impact on urban areas, the impacts have been negative, positive or neutral.

▪ New Stores opportunities are limited due to not many new secondary malls been build in growing urban sectors

In “Enclosed. Encyclopedic. Endured: The Mall of America” David Gueterson spoke about the idea behind the creation of the Mall and his journey as a reporter inside it. For instance, he talked about how the mall not only intended to attract Minnesotan, but also to appeal to tourist from everywhere. Because of it enormous size and diverse activities, the mall is like the mecca of shoppers. He also mentioned that, Some people got engaged and some even got their marriage ceremony at the mall. After all he described the mall as a success, and the companies behind the mall are even thinking about building similar malls around the world. (161-72). Such marketing strategies stated above are embodied in many businesses today, with the intention not only to bring people in, but also to make them spend money and come back again.

The age group that was chosen is the adults of Chicago aged 30-64. Data about this group can be found from the US Census Bureau, for the 2010 Census.

“The Census Bureau estimates there will be 315.1 million people living in the country on New Year’s Day, a 0.73 percent rise from last year’s estimate and 2.05 percent more than the most recent census count in April 2010. At the current pace, the nation’s population will grow by 7.3 percent during the decade, the lowest level since the 7.25 percent increase recorded between 1930 and 1940, per data compiled by Bloomberg”. U.S. continues to have slow rate of growth during their first decade, and economic downturn sine 1930s. Bloomberg blames the economy, because of abortion rate and its affecting the economy. According to the report provided by Census Bureau nation population was growing by 9.7 percent

Up until today, I've always wondered what the appeal was to opening a store right next door to your competition. What you said makes sense, that store A reaps the benefits of Store B without really trying simply because of location. I'm the type of person that hates malls and wants to be in and out as quickly as possible lest I end up going crazy. If Store A has what I want and is centrally located to where I parked, I'll likely go there without giving Store B much thought if it's on the other side of the mall from me regardless of if they are running a sale or not. If Store B is next to Store A, I would likely stop and price shop.

I do think shopping malls are public spaces because that is a place where people can go and meet with friend and they can socialize, talk about important stuff or unimportant things. People can also walk around, shop, try on clothes and much more while using that time as a time to hang out and talk to their friends. It is also a place where you can meet with people or friends you have not seen in awhile or also a public place where you can meet for the first time with people you meet over the

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Chicago is known for it 's innovative spirit. The Chicago History Museum has an exhibit titled Second to None that highlights some of Chicago 's inventions and innovations. Modern Retail is an exhibit within Second to None that focuses on Chicago 's retail history. The information provided by the CHM on Modern Retail is a little disappointing. The CHM has the resources to tell a wonderful story on the history of modern day retail, but instead chooses to keep the exhibit simple. Modern Retail has about fifteen plaques to read and a few dull artifacts. The exhibit takes about five minutes to read and enjoy. Sadly, it seems the CHM 's definition of retail is narrow. Retail in

|Offers low cost, shopping convenience and desirable tenant mix |Unenclosed malls yield higher cost during winter season e.g. snow|

Brick and mortar shopping still exists due to consumer demand and desires. Consumers still enjoy the shopping experience of seeing and touching the merchandise before making a purchase. Also, consumers like mingling and communicating with other shoppers. One can conclude that shopping at a brick and mortar business on the weekends or holidays remains part of the American past time. Nontraditional channels have given marketers multiple ways to sale and advertise several products at once (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014, p. 178). What seems to hurt most brick and mortar businesses in small towns is mega stores like a Super Walmart. These types of stores immediately dominate and take a market share of a small town’s business by offering multiple products for less value.

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