Quoted from yancy:The restrictive hours are rough. Tried to buy new shoes for my kid around 10 AM on a Saturday, but the interior stores didn't open until 11:00. Went back around 6:30 PM, and the shoe store gate was already pulled down for 7 PM closing time. On a weekend.
I live five minutes from that mall, but three minutes from a massive Amazon distribution center. The war has been lost. Most malls should just go ahead and board up, stop the charade. Fewer people go, so hours cut get, so even fewer people go, so the hours get cut more... game over.
All started during covid where lots of stores closed and never opened again! Still having trouble finding employees, and the one's I see working just want to be on their phones all day. How can you earn a living acting like that?
There is one mall nearby that's been opening kids like attractions and seems to be bringing more people in. There's been a Legoland there for a few years, a carousel has been there forever, couple other things I can;t think of. An arcade has opened there this past year that is redemption stuff, but also has about 9 or 10 pins there that are in decent shape.
Things slowly coming back!!
