When the mall “anchor” is a medical center

Amy Scott Sep 13, 2019
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A Forever 21 store in Chicago in 2014. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Forever 21

When the mall “anchor” is a medical center

Amy Scott Sep 13, 2019
A Forever 21 store in Chicago in 2014. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Forever 21
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Forever 21 is expected to close more than 100 stores as part of a bankruptcy filing, according to reports. One-time mall anchors like J. C. Penney, Sears, Macy’s and Kohl’s are closing stores, too. That got us wondering: What are shopping malls doing to get people in the doors, these days?

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