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In the US, did Amazon kill the mall, is everyone too broke, or a combination of other factors? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I watch a lot of Dead Mall videos on YouTube and I wanted to see what everyone's thoughts are on why there's so many dead malls now.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 80 points 4 months ago (19 children)

Malls were being killed by big box complexes before Amazon was prevalent, but the one-two punch didn't do them any favors.

I see it as a combination of things...

Big box retailers.
Online sales.
People stopped going to movie theaters.

So what's the reason to go to a mall? Crappy food court food?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 36 points 4 months ago (15 children)

So what's the reason to go to a mall? Crappy food court food?

The last dozen or so times I've been to a mall, the only thing I've spent money on was food. It's hard to justify spending money at the mall when I know I can get just about anything there from an online retailer for a lot cheaper. But I can't get an Orange Julius online. Yet.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There's a fuckin delicious Asian place in my local mall that has the best teriyaki chicken and fried rice I've ever had. That and Charley's lemonade are a couple of the only reasons I go to my mall.

[–] HUMAN_TRASH@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

By charleys you mean the Philly cheesesteak place right? Love them, too bad there aren't any near me

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's the one. They also go by a different name in some other parts of the country, I think. I don't remember what it is though.

[–] HUMAN_TRASH@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

There's one about 45min away, just to far to justify, but maybe I'll make it out there sometime

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