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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
Downtown malls stink in medium-sized cities. You need a critical mass of office workers + residents as well as a large enough attraction. Why on earth would suburbanites want to travel to a downtown mall and pay to park if only getting access to the same store assortment as they have at the nearby suburban mall with free parking?
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While a critical mass of office workers and residents have their effect, I'm not sure that this is entirely true. Regina and Saskatoon for example have their most vibrant shopping centres downtown. Each city may be too unique for this type of generalization. For example, Edmonton's downtown retail would probably look entirely different without West Edmonton Mall. Robson Street takes much of this role in Vancouver due to a unique climate.
City management and property management seem to be the most important factors.
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