The National Mall Benton-Short, Lisa
The National Mall,
2016, 20160808, 2016, 2016-08-12, 2016-08-08
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"The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is one of the most important and highly visible urban public spaces in the U.S. It is considered by many Americans to be "the nation's front yard." Yet few have ...written about the role of this public space in the twenty-first century."--
"In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public space. Her work focuses on three contemporary and interrelated debates about public space: the management challenges faced by federal authorities, increased demands for access and security post 9/11, and the role of the public in the Mall's long-term planning and development plans. By taking a holistic view of the National Mall and analyzing the unique twenty-first century challenges it faces, Lisa Benton-Short provides a fluid, cohesive, and timely narrative that is as extraordinary as the Mall itself."--
The living dead could be coming to a shopping centre near you! Zombie paintball experiences are just one of many inventive reuses of failing malls identified by architectural educators and writers
...Ellen Dunham‐Jones and June Williamson
, who have been tracking trends in suburban retrofits for over a decade. From medical facilities to megachurches, and from offices to community colleges, they cite projects the length and breadth of the US – and beyond – that take advantage of the vast floor areas and parking facilities of these sites, and give them a sustainable future.
The study defines shopping well-being at the mall as a shopper's perceived impact of a shopping mall in contributing to satisfaction in important life domains resulting in a global judgment that the ...mall contributes significantly to one's overall quality of life. Particularly, the study puts forward six predictive factors of the retail mix as influencing shopping well-being: functionality, convenience, safety, leisure, atmospherics, and self-identification. Additionally, the study predicts that shopping well-being positively influences mall loyalty and positive word of mouth. A shopper survey conducted in two North-American shopping malls provides data testing several predictions of potential theoretical and managerial significances.
► This study introduces the concept of shopping well-being at the mall. ► It is a shopper’s perceived impact of a shopping mall on one’s quality of life. ► Six factors of the mall mix environment influence shopping well-being. ► Shopping well-being affects mall loyalty and word-of-mouth communications.
El mall Davila, Arlene
2016., 20160105, 2016, 2016-01-05
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While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's "coming ...of age"?El Mallis the first book to answer these questions and explore how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America.Through original and insightful ethnography, Dávila shows that class in the neoliberal city is increasingly defined by the shopping habits of ordinary people. Moving from the global operations of the shopping mall industry to the experience of shopping in places like Bogotá, Colombia,El Mallis an indispensable book for scholars and students interested in consumerism and neoliberal politics in Latin America and the world.
Faced with rising competition from innovative retail channels, the primary competitive advantage of shopping malls lies in the unique set of experiences they can provide. A widely accepted assumption ...in the mall literature is that the contribution of mall experiences to equity and loyalty is stable, positive, and universal. Here shoppers from four countries (England, France, Israel, and Morocco) reported their mall experiences (seductive, social, and recreational). These experiences impact loyalty through mall equity differentially in each country. National culture and mall industry age moderate positive mall outcomes, challenging previous assumptions about standardization across countries as the best approach to mall management.
•New perspective in decision making on business issues.•Presenting a new hybrid MCDM model based on SWARA–WASPAS.•Selecting the best place for shopping mall locating with foresight ...perspective.•Presenting a real example in Tehran (Iran).
Shopping malls are one of the glories of metropolises with their attractive shops and a wide variety people who are walking in order to purchase goods. Location of a shopping mall is one of the critical criteria, because it can influence the success of the project. In addition, selecting an appropriate location to establish a new shopping mall is a sophisticated, time consuming and risky decision. Commonly multi-factors should be considered in the decision making model. Thus, a comprehensive model should be considered for similar studies. Moreover, the foresight perspective can be necessary for the future competitiveness of the project. Decision makers need powerful tools for the process of the decision making, for this aim two Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods are applied in our model. Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) is applied to decision making in order to prioritize and calculating the relative importance of the criteria. Then, Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) methodology is used to evaluate potential alternatives. Tehran is considered as a real example of this research and potential places for this mean considered in research. This brand-new hybrid MCDM method is presented in this research as a powerful framework is decision making. This framework can be useful as an appropriate framework for solving locating issues in other companies.
Nigeria started witnessing entry and exponential expansion of shopping malls a decade ago. Despite this obviously unprecedented growth and transformation in the retailing domain which has ...dramatically re-defined shopping concept across socio-demographics, there is little understanding about the dynamics operating in the emerging segment. It still represents the “black box” in the shopping behaviour literature in Nigeria given its embryonic status. This paper examines factors that determine mall-patronage frequency in Nigeria and used those factors to develop a theory. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 1537 actual mall shoppers, aged 18 years and over in six major malls using mall intercept approach. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique was employed to assess the hypothesized causal relationships by using SmartPLS 2.0 software. Convergent and discriminant validity including composite reliability were checked. Eight mall-patronage frequency determinants emerged; shoppers’ ethnic background and age have interaction effect. The study develops a theory that reflects drivers of mall-patronage frequency among Nigerian shoppers, extending the mall-shopping research by providing contemporary insights into the requirements of shoppers in a fast-changing retail landscape. Theoretical and managerial implications of the findings were discussed.
Retailers invest in atmospherics to create effective environments that engage shoppers in their shopping journey and promote business success. However, the link between store-level atmospherics and ...mall-level experiences remains opaque. In a quasi-experimental field study, we confirm that the quality of in-store atmospherics positively impacts in-store spending and reveal for the first time that it also positively influences loyalty intentions toward the mall as a whole. Both effects are mediated by perceived store atmosphere and moderated by mall experiences. The effects on spending are stronger for shoppers who are seeking hedonic experiences (seductive, recreational, and social) and are less interested in the functional experience. However, the impact on mall loyalty is stronger for shoppers pursuing material (functional) and avoiding social experiences. For retailers and mall owners, these findings underscore the importance of matching store atmospherics with mall experiences. Similarities and differences in the effects of atmospherics between and within the store and mall levels are discussed.
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•We reveal for the first time that in-store atmospherics enhance mall loyalty.•We show that in-store atmospherics increase in-store actual spending behavior.•Both effects are mediated by perceived atmosphere and moderated by mall experiences.•Effects on spending are stronger for hedonic and weaker for functional experiences.•Effects on loyalty are stronger for functional and weaker for social experiences.
Shopping malls are unique retail environments offering individual consumption experiences within a holistic retail ecosystem. Drawing on a bibliometric analysis and a systematic review of 31 ...articles, this research synthetizes Jean-Charles Chebat's contributions to the shopping mall literature. Findings highlight four core clusters of the shopping mall literature, namely spatial wayfinding, atmospherics, consumer differences across shopping mall experiences, and shopping mall consequences. The newly developed Shopping Mall Experience Framework extends Chebat's research proposing additional elements of interest for current mall retailing research. Managerial implications offer practical guidance on successfully designing and maneuvering shopping malls of the future.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to test the relationship between mall relevance dimensions (functional relevance (FNR), symbolic relevance (SYR), social relevance (SOR) and environmental ...relevance (ENR) and shoppers' well-being (SWB), which in turn influences mall loyalty (ML). In addition, this study aims to investigate the moderating effect of social media celebrities (SMCs) on the association between SWB and ML.Design/methodology/approachA mall intercept survey was used to collect responses from mall shoppers. The authors received 426 valid responses from mall shoppers in Pakistan's three metropolitan cities (i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad). To test the hypotheses, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used.FindingsFindings reveal that FNR, SYR, ENR and SOR significantly and positively influence SWB. Similarly, SWB significantly affects ML. Moreover, SMCs moderate the positive relationship between SWB and ML.Originality/valueThis study is one of the pioneer studies examining mall relevance dimensions on SWB. In addition, this study contributes to the retailing literature by testing the moderation effect of SMCs on the relationship between SWB and ML. Likewise, this study provides insights for mall administration to focus on mall relevance in terms of FNR, SYR, ENR and SOR to enhance the current and prospects' SWB. Next, SMCs play a key role in enhancing SWB and ML.
