July 18, 2008 | Uncategorized | Posted by Prange Way

Discovery HD Theater Channel is currently running a piece called Mall Mania: American Style Shopping Goes Global, which highlights how the modern shopping mall evolved from its invention in the 1950s in the United States to spread across the world.  Each segment highlights a different country, most of which are in the developing world, and there is also a segment about how malls in America aren’t necessarily being constructed anew anymore but instead how the older ones are being reinvigorated,  highlighting Cherry Hill Mall, Mall of America, and Natick Collection.  It’s a really neat piece, especially if you have any interest in seeing how retailing has taken shape outside of North America, and how it relates to what we started.