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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2021 17:47:12 GMT 10
Why is that a lot of businesses are trying to go for the neutral look and ditch almost any pop of color they had in the 2000s and back?
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Disney stores tried to look like Apple stores around late 2009 and early 2010. This along with lackluster movies, trying to be woke and COVID caused them to shut many stores throughout 2021.
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Post by John Titor on Nov 23, 2021 3:28:22 GMT 10
Why is that a lot of businesses are trying to go for the neutral look and ditch almost any pop of color they had in the 2000s and back? HarmDisney stores tried to look like Apple stores around late 2009 and early 2010. This along with lackluster movies, trying to be woke and COVID caused them to shut many stores throughout 2021. from 2013 to 2015 Simon malls ( the majority owner of most malls) painted malls white and beige, stripping them of all accents
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Post by John Titor on Nov 23, 2021 3:31:26 GMT 10
from 2013 to 2015 Simon malls ( the majority owner of most malls) painted malls white and beige, stripping them of all accents That's a shame and partly why malls have been declining. I saw think pieces about malls dying starting around 2013, coincidentally. Hopefully the 2016+ mall remodels are not like that. and even ones not owned by Simon just steal the Simon design for the most part, All white, brown wood, beige, no plants or trees,water fountains etc
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Post by John Titor on Nov 23, 2021 3:52:53 GMT 10
and even ones not owned by Simon just steal the Simon design for the most part, All white, brown wood, beige, no plants or trees,water fountains etc That's a terrible move. No wonder malls feel gutted, soulless and empty nowadays. As the plants, trees, water fountains and unique characteristics get taken out of malls, so do the stores that once brought the customers there. There's just something missing in malls compared to the 2000s. The mall experience now doesn't even come close or compare to the 2000s. Whenever I walk into malls today, I get a bitter "it's just not the same" feeling. At least I got to experience the tail end of malls' golden age, peak or hey day. Hopefully the 2020s bring at least some pop or life back to malls, then maybe stores can come back. The demolition of the mall experience harkens back to early 2006, it was a year by year process Early 2006 - Sam Goody and Suncoast Video shut its doors 2007 - EB games shuts its doors in the USA, GameStop takes it place Early 2009 - KB Toys and Circuit City shut its doors 2011 - Borders closes down 2013 - Simon INC rebrands every mall by taking away trees, water fountains, and paints it white But alteast in late 2006 you still had FYE replacing most of the Sam goody stores, it wasn't like we were empty handed
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Post by John Titor on Nov 23, 2021 9:48:47 GMT 10
The demolition of the mall experience harkens back to early 2006, it was a year by year process Early 2006 - Sam Goody and Suncoast Video shut its doors 2007 - EB games shuts its doors in the USA, GameStop takes it place Early 2009 - KB Toys and Circuit City shut its doors 2011 - Borders closes down 2013 - Simon INC rebrands every mall by taking away trees, water fountains, and paints it white But alteast in late 2006 you still had FYE replacing most of the Sam goody stores, it wasn't like we were empty handed 2006 was also the last year a US mall was built until 2019 I believe. Wow so a long and slow death, decline, gutting, watering down of the mall experience. This lines up with mall traffic peaking in 2005 because 2005 still had all the classic mall stores. Malls still felt lively in 2006, maybe 2007 through early 2009 to a lesser extent. Even up to late 2008 they still had energy in them, but yeah 2005 was the peak ( data says 2005 was highest year in Mall traffic history) it died a slow death, as soon as early 2009 was finished it was over
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Post by y2kbaby on Nov 23, 2021 16:22:19 GMT 10
Most malls nowadays looked downbeat compare to malls of the 1990s and early 2000s. I will say there are a few malls out there that still is keeping that 90s/early 00s upbeat spirit going.
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Post by slashpop on Nov 23, 2021 16:36:54 GMT 10
Most malls nowadays looked downbeat compare to malls of the 1990s and early 2000s. I will say there are a few malls out there that still is keeping that 90s/early 00s upbeat spirit going. Malls still exist though, they just aren't what they used to be. There are tons of huge malls, they just feel boring. I feel this started in the mid to late 2000s, malls were closer to today. Lots of newer local malls were built then. Honestly the classic real 80s/90s mall vibe ended in 2001 or 2002.
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