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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Opportunistic feeders, grackles have always liked Texas school campuses, bird feeders, hamburger stands, shopping centers anchored by grocery stores and eateries with patios that somehow turn into on-demand grackle buffets.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
The McDonald’s will be located at the southeast corner of East Shelby Drive and South Houston Levee Road in the Carriage Crossing Marketplace shopping center that features major retailers including Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy and Petco.
—Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Exactly when in the November 2026 through January 2027 time period work will happen at Site C, near FedEx and the entrance into The Mercado shopping center, is not yet known.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The shopping center said an incident over the weekend required support from the Huntersville Police Department, WSOC reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
The McDonald’s will be located at the southeast corner of East Shelby Drive and South Houston Levee Road in the Carriage Crossing Marketplace shopping center that features major retailers including Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy and Petco.
—Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Exactly when in the November 2026 through January 2027 time period work will happen at Site C, near FedEx and the entrance into The Mercado shopping center, is not yet known.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The shopping center said an incident over the weekend required support from the Huntersville Police Department, WSOC reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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