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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Rideshare drop-offs and pickups are not permitted at Voice of America Centre Drive or at the nearby shopping center.
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
At the fore is Greenbelt 1 in Makati, the group’s oldest shopping center of 1980s vintage, that was demolished last year.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Within the last two years, Tanger has acquired four shopping centers, in Asheville, N.C.; Huntsville, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark., and Orange Village, Ohio.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recording musician and singer Terry Matsuoka will perform on Aug. 9 and Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the food court at the open-air shopping center located at 3810 Valley Centre Drive in San Diego.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
At the fore is Greenbelt 1 in Makati, the group’s oldest shopping center of 1980s vintage, that was demolished last year.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Within the last two years, Tanger has acquired four shopping centers, in Asheville, N.C.; Huntsville, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark., and Orange Village, Ohio.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recording musician and singer Terry Matsuoka will perform on Aug. 9 and Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the food court at the open-air shopping center located at 3810 Valley Centre Drive in San Diego.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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