Thousands Of Malls Across U.S. Threatened As Retail Stores Pull Out

FRACKVILLE, PA - MAY 17: A "closing sale" sign stands outside one of the last few open stores at the Schuylkill Mall which is scheduled to close in the coming months on May 17, 2017 in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Built in 1980 by Crown American, the Schuylkill Mall originally featured Kmart, Hess's, and Sears as its anchor stores but is now mostly empty. As consumers buying habits change and more people prefer to spend money on technology and experiences like vacations over apparel, shopping malls across the country are suffering.In the last decade dozens of malls have closed as retailers like JCPenney, Macy's and Sears, known as "anchor stores," close hundreds of locations do to falling sales. Real estate firm CoStar are projecting that nearly 25 percent of American malls are in danger of losing their anchors stores. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
FRACKVILLE, PA - MAY 17: A "closing sale" sign stands outside one of the last few open stores at the Schuylkill Mall which is scheduled to close in the coming months on May 17, 2017 in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Built in 1980 by Crown American, the Schuylkill Mall originally featured Kmart, Hess's, and Sears as its anchor stores but is now mostly empty. As consumers buying habits change and more people prefer to spend money on technology and experiences like vacations over apparel, shopping malls across the country are suffering.In the last decade dozens of malls have closed as retailers like JCPenney, Macy's and Sears, known as "anchor stores," close hundreds of locations do to falling sales. Real estate firm CoStar are projecting that nearly 25 percent of American malls are in danger of losing their anchors stores. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Thousands Of Malls Across U.S. Threatened As Retail Stores Pull Out
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