It is. Mall in Malaysia is more than just shopping, it’s the second place where people went for hangout and walk around and date. You can see multigeneration family went there and just window shop. Of course right now there’s a surplus of mall available and being build, because developer tend to have a mall right below their “luxurious” apartment so they can jack up the price, these mall are always either left empty or just struggling to have shopper. It’s a zero sum game that the developer are playing with, but it’s the shop owner and renter the one that’s suffering.
It is. Mall in Malaysia is more than just shopping, it’s the second place where people went for hangout and walk around and date. You can see multigeneration family went there and just window shop. Of course right now there’s a surplus of mall available and being build, because developer tend to have a mall right below their “luxurious” apartment so they can jack up the price, these mall are always either left empty or just struggling to have shopper. It’s a zero sum game that the developer are playing with, but it’s the shop owner and renter the one that’s suffering.