Letter: Reader questions open mall concept. Stan Pidima. Apr. 22, 2016 12:09 pm. I have lived in the Cedar Rapids metro area for many years and remember when Lindale Mall was an open plaza.

With indoor malls closed due to the pandemic, the Bay Area’s largest mall Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose is reinventing itself with a new "open air" shopping concept.

SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 22: Customers wait in line at the 99 Ranch Market mall access deli counter inside the Westfield Oakridge shopping center on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Jose, Calif.

In another sign that mall operators are thinking outside the box in their attempts to make themselves relevant to today’s consumers, Macerich is unveiling a new concept called BrandBox. The ...

Ikea is investing €7.3 billion to expand its already-proven, urban Ingka Centres mall concept from 45 to 75 centers by 2025, with plans to introduce its meeting centers in the U.S. soon ...