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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Rex the wallaby is back home safe after spending more than a day on the loose in Gloucester County, New Jersey, thanks in part to a group of local teenagers who helped capture him near a shopping center.
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Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
There are several high-end hotels in a row, along with residences, golf courses, tennis courts, a shopping center, and a scenic coastal path.
—Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Attractive valuation JPMorgan analyst Anthony Paolone lifted his rating on Federal Realty to overweight from neutral, also pointing to the company’s move toward snapping up shopping centers in high income and high growth markets.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Each ZhiCube can host four independent functional modules—coffee, ice cream, entertainment, and retail—which can be combined to suit the specific needs of locations such as shopping centers, tourist attractions, or mixed-use districts.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
There are several high-end hotels in a row, along with residences, golf courses, tennis courts, a shopping center, and a scenic coastal path.
—Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Attractive valuation JPMorgan analyst Anthony Paolone lifted his rating on Federal Realty to overweight from neutral, also pointing to the company’s move toward snapping up shopping centers in high income and high growth markets.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Each ZhiCube can host four independent functional modules—coffee, ice cream, entertainment, and retail—which can be combined to suit the specific needs of locations such as shopping centers, tourist attractions, or mixed-use districts.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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