@bloombergbusiness: Just a few years ago, malls were on the verge of dying. But Gen Z has brought them back from the brink — treating them as social hubs and retail meccas. #business #shopping #GenZ #malls
Let me translate: “We went to a high-end mall during spring break shopping season and have purely anecdotal evidence to suggest malls are back! Even non-anecdotally, sometimes malls are busier than they were years ago—but we didn’t bother to check if any of those temporary spikes were due to movie releases, holiday seasons, etc.!”
2026-04-02 06:27:39
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ava.basile :
the kop mall was not the example to use. it’s one of the biggest malls in america😭
2026-04-04 00:28:25
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Carolina :
KOP mall is literally, like, the third biggest in the country
2026-04-05 02:59:36
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VizzyK525☮️ :
KOP is always packed. And it’s a huge hangout for teens.
2026-04-02 22:30:47
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sprcr1 :
Now go to willow grove or Plymouth Meeting. KOP is the exception
2026-04-05 13:37:26
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Mark Malik 👟 :
KOP is different experience, it’s popular as heck as a local
2026-04-04 04:10:22
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tbtobe :
bye this mall never di3d down and it has nothing to do with gen z bc the rest of the malls in the same area are all still ghost towns. it's just a good mall.
2026-04-29 11:13:35
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Sherean :
??? KOP has always been the mall….
2026-04-04 06:17:36
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deetru :
The KOP is packed cause all the surrounding malls are closing/have no good stores anymore. Also that mall is always busy which is why it’s still standing unlike most of the other ones
2026-04-04 20:16:48
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Lovemypupper :
That mall has never not been packed
2026-04-28 22:06:19
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SAV :
I’ve worked in the luxury wing of this mall for the last 10 years, people are always buying. It’s always busy on weekends. Retail isn’t slowing down.
2026-04-02 15:12:59
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deusegvos3h :
Your thesis is wrong
2026-04-04 21:02:03
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missmay551 :
I hate having to shop online but two of my local malls are empty, KOP is actually alive and full of stores
2026-04-06 17:45:43
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Ssaammiiee :
Best mall
2026-04-04 15:00:25
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Gino :
In order to park at some malls, you need a phone
2026-04-01 19:53:23
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Yunaton(Jonathan) :
I remember going to King Of Prussia Mall in the late 80s during winter break. My family lived in Pottstown and it was the mall to go to. Still love shopping there today and it’s nice with no sale tax on clothing
2026-04-01 21:00:12
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Stephane :
There’s a lot of malls in Ohio that seem.. packed or not empty
2026-04-03 22:53:05
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MarketWise :
The bigger, higher end malls seem to be doing much better
2026-04-02 13:27:58
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Heidi :
it was an amazing experience 🥰
2026-04-02 11:44:43
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jrwq16 :
I feel like our generation will bring back department stores as well
2026-04-03 05:30:45
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Sweetener28 :
KOP has always been busy. I was shocked that the random mall in Quail Springs OKC is packed all the time too.
2026-04-04 01:37:48
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random name :
No one is buying
2026-04-02 05:17:24
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ugh :
If only malls had quality stores with quality products like before
2026-04-02 12:33:01
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nbell :
That mall is high end special mall. And has a lot of experiences that aren’t retail. Bad example. Also many malls have closed so that traffic is with much less malls and people are traveling further to less close ones
2026-04-11 12:55:31
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Miharu19 :
king of prussia is a huge outlier when there are so many dead/closed malls around the country. it's a luxury and touristy hot spot, always has been.
2026-04-16 18:27:06
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