In the United States, Persian Gulf countries, and India, the term shopping mall is usually applied to enclosed retail structures (and is generally abbreviated to simply mall), while … See more

Vertical malls
High land prices in populous cities have led to the concept of the "vertical mall", in which space allocated to retail is configured over a … See more

Europe
There are a reported 222 malls in Europe. In 2014, these malls had combined sales of US$12.47 billion. This represented a 10% bump in … See more

The International Council of Shopping Centers, based in New York City, classifies two types of shopping centers as malls: regional malls and … See more

Forerunners to the shopping mall
Shopping centers in general may have their origins in public markets and, in the Middle East, covered bazaars.
In 1798, the first … See more

Food court
A common feature of shopping malls is a food court: this typically consists of a number of See more

Shopping property management firms
A shopping property management firm is a company that specializes in owning and managing shopping malls. Most shopping property management firms own at least 20 malls. Some firms use a similar naming scheme for most of … See more