Is the shopping mall already dead? How surprising new plans for centres ranging from Yorkdale to Square One will redefine the mall as we know it - Toronto Star

Several Toronto area malls are slated for redevelopment, and all will have something in common: condos, shopping and green space, melded together into what developers hope will be a community.

Malls are in trouble. They have been for years. The reflective marble-like floors, the predictable middle-tier retailers and the cut-and-paste food courts have lost their shine for many consumers, … [+12058 chars]

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