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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).

https://youtu.be/586SO9-wWoA

#malls #retail #DeadMalls @fuck_cars #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #economy #economics #MassTransit #PublicTransport @urbanism

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[โ€“] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Growing up in the US suburbs in the 90s, malls were still interesting. They had a variety of shops, arcades, and other activities.

It seems to me that mall owners raised prices and basically ran out all shops except big chains. Now every mall in America has basically the same set of bland stores.

@fitgse @ajsadauskas The enshitification of America started in meatspace long before the moving on to the internet