shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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Additionally, Hollywood Park, a 300-acre shopping center and residential development, began rolling out in 2023, with 25 acres of parks, green walkways, and bike paths surrounding the stadium.
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Kaila Yu, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
New yoga and Pilates fitness studios, along with several food spots to fuel those workouts, are coming to Kendall’s evolving Palms at Town & Country shopping center.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
According to LoopNet, an online property listing site, a nearby shopping center on Sunrise Boulevard between Trinity River Drive and Coloma Road has eight vacancies ranging from 980 square feet to nearly 22,000 square feet.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Kaila Yu, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
New yoga and Pilates fitness studios, along with several food spots to fuel those workouts, are coming to Kendall’s evolving Palms at Town & Country shopping center.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
According to LoopNet, an online property listing site, a nearby shopping center on Sunrise Boulevard between Trinity River Drive and Coloma Road has eight vacancies ranging from 980 square feet to nearly 22,000 square feet.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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