An emphasis patrol outside the Tacoma Mall will continue through the New Year as shoppers look for bargains and return gifts. But security guards are not just patrolling the parking lots in the ...

Editor's note: This is the second story in a three-part CNBC series about the future of U.S. shopping malls, as developers transform the spaces to add new retailers, experiences and even apartments.

Before smartphones and Amazon, there was one place to be on a Saturday afternoon in the '90s--the mall. This was life at the ...

Going to the movies. Eating in the food court. Going on dates. The mall had it all. Canton Centre Mall originally opened in 1965 as Mellett Mall. The retail space has been unoccupied for several years ...