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Pretty easily explained away. “Santa’s visiting all the boys and girls and they/thems to make sure they aren’t on the naughty list.” Also your supposed to tell Santa what you want by sitting on his creepy ass knee.
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A lot of parents I know who go along with the Santa myth tell their kids that the mall Santas are actually Santa's helpers.  Santa's too busy at the North Pole, so he sends his helpers to talk to the kids while he makes the toys. >

Santa’s helpers also explains why they all look different or they can see “Santa” in multiple places >

"You're gonna see a lot of Santas this month. Most of them are just helpers, but one of them is the real Santa. See if you can guess!"
Works great on my kids. >

There are fake Santa's, official representatives and the real Santa.
Fake Santa's have fake beards. We don't tell them nothing. They don't smell like cookies and they sit on a throne of lies. >

Never knew the Santa mythos to say he's "only at the the north pole." If he can travel to deliver all the toys, he can travel to visit kids at the mall. >

I told my daughter that Santa is magic which is why they look different and are different races. Santa goes all over the world so of course he looks different. >

I tried to come up with a clever reply to this I really did I just don’t know how to respond to this. >

Those are Santa's helpers. >

I explained from early on that Santa seen anywhere is not the real Santa, but an official "helper-Santa" that takes information to relay to real Santa, who is busy w/toy-making.