Story: Department stores and shopping malls

Outward-facing mall

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, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/22238/outward-facing-mall (accessed 19 March 2024)

Story by Helen Laurenson, published 11 Mar 2010