THE REGIONAL MALL IN CANADA |
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| Authors: | Jim Simmons |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Geography, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 |
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| Abstract: | Over the last three decades, regional shopping malls have become significant features of the Canadian urban landscape. They account for the largest concentrations of employment, retail sales, and trip destinations outside the central business district, and they reshape patterns of accessibility within communities. This article examines the number, economic role, location, and implication of these facilities, in Canada, and contrasts them with similar malls in the United States. By 7 986, there were 84 regional malls with more than 500 000 sq. ft. of space in Canada, and these malls accounted for 10 per cent of all retail sales. |
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