The mall also replaced its branch of the Borders Express book chain with the regionally based Bradley's Book Outlet.

In addition, some malls, when replacing an empty anchor location, have replaced the former anchor store building with the more modern outdoor design, leaving the remainder of the indoor mall intact.

J.D. ROTH holds these truths to be self-evident: That malls and cellphones have replaced nature as entertainment for teenagers.

Mr. Schork recalled the fair, where his family sometimes ran a food concession, and he said the mall replaced its honky-tonk with blandness.

In addition, the mall replaced a spiral pedestrian ramp with an elevator and upgraded the air conditioning system.

The malls of Underground Atlanta, replacing the romance of Las Ramblas.

Modern office towers and underground malls replaced Japanese-era wooden shanties and wholesale outlets, but historic temples were preserved.

Nearby, she notes, malls "were replacing mountains, spawning satellite strips like lunar landing stations, almost overnight."

Now, a new mall will soon be replacing the Sears store and many others as part as a more pedestrian-friendly redevelopment plan, which will also include housing.

The modern mall has replaced the downtown shopping area as a magnet for commerce and socialization.