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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Many of the Chicago area’s once-popular shopping centers are down on their luck.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Jeffrey Berkowitz, the Miami retail developer behind the Dadeland Station and Fifth & Alton shopping centers who was also instrumental in securing a permanent home for the Miami Children’s Museum on Watson Island, died Saturday, April 25, at his home in Coral Gables.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Police officers and the manager arrived at the store located within a shopping center off East Foothill Boulevard.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The shopping center draws more than 10 million visitors annually, according to mall officials.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Jeffrey Berkowitz, the Miami retail developer behind the Dadeland Station and Fifth & Alton shopping centers who was also instrumental in securing a permanent home for the Miami Children’s Museum on Watson Island, died Saturday, April 25, at his home in Coral Gables.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Police officers and the manager arrived at the store located within a shopping center off East Foothill Boulevard.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The shopping center draws more than 10 million visitors annually, according to mall officials.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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