As for malls, chopping up Target and Sears stores into smaller stores isn't going to save shopping malls.

- When I was young, shopping malls had a much larger variety of stores and services... movie theaters, music stores, book stores, etc. Now most shopping malls are just clothes for 20-year-olds and cell phone cases.
- When I was young, shopping malls were the choice destination for teens to hang-out. Now teens hang out on social media. Malls are no longer play a significant role in people's social lives.

It's no longer interesting to browse through a mall, nor do we go to malls for entertainment anymore, nor are malls the backdrop to people's social lives anymore. Malls need to re-think the kinds of stores and services they offer, to re-establish their relevance in a more modern and digital world.