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infinite monkey · 03-22-2011, 07:08 AM

Here's my take: in a mall, the anchor stores (such as JC Penney, Sears, Elder Beerman, Macy's) are Department Stores. The smaller stores around the mall are retail stores. The big area where all the food places are is the food court. The little (or big) booths in the middle are kiosks.

Strip malls (all in a line and you walk outside to get to each one) are pretty much the same, without the kiosks.

I consider big box stores to be the Wally Worlds and Targets. Strip malls typically use one of these types as the "anchor" store.

03-22-2011, 07:08 AM	#26
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Here's my take: in a mall, the anchor stores (such as JC Penney, Sears, Elder Beerman, Macy's) are Department Stores. The smaller stores around the mall are retail stores. The big area where all the food places are is the food court. The little (or big) booths in the middle are kiosks. Strip malls (all in a line and you walk outside to get to each one) are pretty much the same, without the kiosks. I consider big box stores to be the Wally Worlds and Targets. Strip malls typically use one of these types as the "anchor" store.