Joe Monaco sports a festive Christmas penguin-print shirt while he organizes Santa’s Workshop, the space he’s created outside of his home for families to come visit and take photographs, free
Joe Monaco sports a festive Christmas penguin-print shirt while he organizes Santa’s Workshop, the space he’s created outside of his home for families to come visit and take photographs, free
Indoor malls were taking a beating even before COVID-19 put a halt to in-person shopping. But the giant commerce centers are finding ways to breathe new life into an old concept. Courtesy Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, retail experts were saying that the end was near for traditional indoor malls like The Citadel and Chapel Hills. Online sales were gaining popularity, anchor tenants were folding â and the pandemic was expected to deliver the death blow.
But donât count them out just yet.
While town center concepts like First & Main on Powers Boulevard are trendier and have an open-air advantage over indoor shopping centers, malls are thinking outside the box and capitalizing on shoppersâ desires to get out of their homes again.