Topic: Shopping
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Charts
The Death of the American Shopping Mall
Stores don't need nearly as much retail space as they used to, and this is seriously hurting the country's real estate market.
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Postcard
A Bleak Christmas in Recession-Ravaged Europe
Gift purchases are down, Christmas lights are dim, and families are suffering.
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Why India's Big City Shopping Malls Are Dying Out
The recession, coupled with obscenely high rents, are forcing superstores out of business.
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Videos
Black Friday 2012 Rewind: Here Are America's Craziest Shoppers
Warning: Ahead lies profanity, chair throwing and INSANE DEALS!
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4 Reasons Retailers Don't Need Free Parking to Thrive
Shopkeepers consistently overestimate parking's role in their success.
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11 Economist Tricks for 'Winning' Black Friday
Getting the best deals starts with understanding the science of prices. These economic rules can help you save time and money.
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Maps
Least Surprising Stat of the Day: 80% of the U.S. Lives Within 20 Miles of a Starbucks
Unless you live near Grand Teton National Park, a Frappuccino is never far away.
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Urban Wonk
The Shopping Mall Turns 60 (and Prepares to Retire)
The inventor of the suburban indoor mall came to rue his creations. But now they are dying off anyway.
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Of Storefronts, Soulless Banks, and the Slow Death of Nora Ephron's Upper West Side
A walk down Broadway used to be all jangle and buzz, an urban improvisation of sound and action. Now it’s more like a prerecorded loop that repeats block after block.
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Supporting Local Business with the Muscle of a 'Cash Mob'
At events all over the country, neighbors who want their money to stay local are swarming mom-and-pop shops.
