A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a building or set of buildings that contain a variety of stores, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. The mall is often enclosed.

In the British Isles and Australia, shopping malls are more usually referred to as shopping centres, shopping precincts or, sometimes, shopping arcades. In North America, the term shopping mall is usually applied to enclosed retail structures, while shopping centre refers to open-air retail complexes.

Strip malls are a recent development (from the 1920s), corresponding to the rise of suburban living in the United States after World War II. As such, the strip mall development has been the subject of the same criticisms leveled against suburbanisation and suburban sprawl in general. In the United Kingdom these are called retail parks or out-of-town shopping centres.
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A shopping mall, shopping centre or shopping center is a building or multiple buildings consisting of a complex of shops representing leading merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit and a convenient parking area, a modern version of the traditional marketplace.

Modern car-friendly strip malls developed since the 1920s and shopping malls corresponding to the rise of suburban living in the United States after World War II.