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.

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 ...