Shopping In America
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Since the 1950s, American shoppers have been spending their money
in suburban malls instead of in downtown business districts. This is even
true of shoppers who have to go out of their way to shop in the malls; they
will bypass downtown stores (which they might have gotten to by convenient
bus) to ....
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.... enter until they leave, hours later, relieved
of money, oxygen, and much money. Second, Americans love convenience and,
except during the crush of major holidays, malls offer plenty of convenient
parking. A happy, enormous island of commerce in a sea of asphalt, the mall
offers plenty of docking points — usually next to major commercial outlets —
for cars that circle in search of the closest slot and an easy entrance.
Third, the mall offers an extraordinary variety of products under
its ....
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