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Outward-facing mall

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Outward-facing mall

Westfield Albany mall, opened in 2007, shows a return to shops facing outwards. Earlier malls had blank outside walls and inward-facing shops.

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Helen Laurenson, Department stores and shopping malls – Mall and department store culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22238/outward-facing-mall (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Helen Laurenson, published 4 February 2010.