Malls On The Decline Find New Ways To Stay Relevant

Published August 15, 2014 at 1:55 PM EDT

In addition to traditional shopping mall attractions like shops, restaurants, and movie theaters, the largest U.S. mall -- the Mall of America -- also includes an amusement park, an aquarium, and several museum exhibit spaces. (Jeremy Noble/Flickr)

Shopping malls are a part of American culture — people go to malls to socialize, eat and, of course, buy. But as purchases are increasingly just a click away online, malls have been losing money.

NPR’s Sonari Glinton has been reporting a series on shopping malls across America, and he joins Here & Now’s Robin Young to discuss why some malls are doing better than others, and the creative new ideas that some malls are adopting to attract customers.

Read Glinton’s piece, “How Shopping Malls Are Adapting In An Online World”

Guest

Sonari Glinton, NPR business reporter. He tweets @Sonari.

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