The Life and Death of the American Mall

Re:The Life and Death of the American Mall by paol on Thursday January 11, 2024 @05:14AM (#38950205)

> Most other countries lack all-in-one stores like WalMart/Target

That's patently untrue. The "hypermarché" has been a staple in France since at least the 1980's for example. They're also ubiquitous in Portugal and Spain. They're also a thing in Germany (though I get the impression there that they are less popular and came later than in France).

And those are only the countries I have direct experience with.

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Re:The Life and Death of the American Mall by rsynnott on Thursday January 11, 2024 @08:22AM (#38951857)

Yup, in Ireland we don't really have them (due to a legal restriction on the absolute size of retail stores; amusingly, this has a special carve-out to allow Ikea to exist), and that's notably weird.

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Re:The Life and Death of the American Mall by cpursley on Thursday January 11, 2024 @06:14AM (#38950694)

Yep, they’re all over Eastern Europe as well. Both in traditional CBD and American-style drive and park stand-alone formats.

Aviapark is the largest in Europe with over 500 shops:

https://youtu.be/DI4RyT4lA9M?si=r2EFJdpTrFdMaLKI

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Re:The Life and Death of the American Mall by yazantapuz on Thursday January 11, 2024 @07:28AM (#38951328)

In Argentina too. You can enter at a Supermercado (supermarket) and buy groceries, TVs, clothes, car tires, etc.

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Re:The Life and Death of the American Mall by Ekaros on Thursday January 11, 2024 @06:07AM (#38950637)

Finland also. Extremely popular. And I think their main revenue source is food and such and not actually all the other stuff like clothing or electronics. On other hand they also have the biggest selection of food.

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