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Message board > Shopping mall or shopping center?
Shopping mall or shopping center?
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barbarachiote
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Shopping mall or shopping center?
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Hi, there!!
I need your help! Is there a difference between shopping mall and shopping center?
Thank you so much
Barbara
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9 Oct 2012
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kodag
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shopping centre (GB), shopping mall (US) - no difference in meaning |
9 Oct 2012
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EstherLee76
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It seems to me that in the US, "shopping center" is a group of stores but a "shopping mall" is a group of stores in an enclosed area. |
9 Oct 2012
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foose1
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I agree with Esthert. A shopping mall is in an enclosed area while a shopping center is a group of stores in an open area. I do not like shoppings centers because there is no air conditioning while a shopping mall is air conditioned throughout. Phoenix Arizona where I come from is a perfrect example of that. Why would anyone go to a shopping center when you can cook an egg on the sidewalk? They started shopping centers along the freeways years ago that they called super discount centers (outside). I never stopped. Too hot for me! At the same time, I would gladly spend my time at a shopping mall. Even in Asian they call them malls. John |
9 Oct 2012
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cunliffe
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Shopping mall is entirely American. A shopping centre is usually in the middle of town, whereas these days, we are seeing the arrival of more and more retail parks - out of town, purpose built, lots of big stores. |
9 Oct 2012
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