Picture this: It's Sunday evening, and your phone rings; it's your cousin—again. She wants to vent about her life problems for the third time this week. You're exhausted, you've had a long day, and ...

There’s no doubt that the hey-day of the mall — the sprawling enclosed center anchored by department stores that thrived for decades in the 20th century — is over. But is the American mall dead? Or is ...