i try nod to over-spend anyway. i try not to exceed what he can do. reporter: according to the national retail federation, while online sales are expected to increase, a return to in-store shopping will make up a larger portion of all holiday sales. i kind of like in person more. why is that? it s more the field of trying it on for the stores that you re allowed to, and then being amongst everybody else. reporter: it s that holiday nostalgia that willowbrook mall will help this year s season return to pre-pandemic expectations. reporter: do you anticipate inflation will play a role in how people shot? i think people are planning better, in terms of what their experience will be. i think they have budgeted. i don t cut back at christmas. reporter: how many more stores? maybe five more?
you re going to spend this holiday season? for me, not really, because i try nod to overspend anyway, so even before this has been going on, i try not to exceed what i can do. reporter: according to the national retail federation, while online sales are expected to increase this year, a return to in-store shopping will make up a larger portion of all holiday sales. i kind of like in person more. reporter: why is that? just more of the feel of trying to touch it, feel it, and then become amongst everybody else. reporter: it s that holiday nostalgia that willowbrook mall says will help hurt to pre-pandemic expectations. do you anticipate that inflation will play a role in how people shop, people coming to the mall? i think people are planning better, in terms of what their spend will be. i think they have budgeted.