This is a study of the problem of locating controlled regional shopping centers. Three questions were of primary concern. What is the role of social science theory in CRSC site selection? What are the procedures used in selecting a site for a CRSC? What are the characteristics of a desirable site? The locational processes used in selecting six of the largest controlled center sites in the United States were surveyed. The centers examined were: Shoppers' World, Framingham, Massachusetts; Cross County, Yonkers, New York; Roosevelt Field, Hempstead, New York; Garden State Plaza, Paramus, New Jersey; Bergen Mall, Paramus, New Jersey; and Northland, Detroit, Michigan.
Declining sales and anchor store bankruptcies have led to a nationwide trend of shopping malls failing. This trend has accelerated during the COVID-19...
California, like most of the country, was facing a transformation in retail before the COVID-19 epidemic. Increasing Internet shopping have ushered th...
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