>>8657299the malls thrived on the baby boomer economy
once gen x and gen y became adults they realized they were the ones working the malls and yet they weren't making enough money to even buy things in the malls they worked in
if there's no extra income to be spent the malls that were based on that extra income will vanish due to it
also e-commerce has taken it's toll as well as counterurbanization
malls are still doing well in a lot of recently developed or developing countries though
