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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The shopping center was formerly home to the Hyde Park Co-Op Market, which dissolved in 2008, and then Treasure Island Foods, the local grocery chain that went completely out of business in 2018.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Still, the repurposing helps fill out the Gurnee mall while other shopping centers are floundering.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
However, for locations where cars remain parked for extended periods, such as offices, shopping centers, or residential complexes, the slower charging rate is considered sufficient.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
The new stores will join about 170 other retailers at the high-end shopping center at 4400 Sharon Road in Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Still, the repurposing helps fill out the Gurnee mall while other shopping centers are floundering.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
However, for locations where cars remain parked for extended periods, such as offices, shopping centers, or residential complexes, the slower charging rate is considered sufficient.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
The new stores will join about 170 other retailers at the high-end shopping center at 4400 Sharon Road in Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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