Gigantic mall in US looks for ways to survive retail blues
King of Prussia Mall's owner turning retail space into other uses to Internet-proof property
New York
THE scene at the US East Coast's largest mall on a recent Friday morning would seem to fly in the face of the doomsday narrative surrounding US retail centres.
A steady stream of holiday shoppers walked through the lacquered halls, browsing stores from Gap to Gucci. By noon, a line was snaking out of an outpost of the Shake Shack burger chain.
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