

In a world of online shopping, many people buy their clothes online but will still frequent a grocery store in person. Strip malls are more likely to include a grocery store, pharmacy, or other establishments providing essentials. However, strip malls have seen a recent surge in popularity, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past, enclosed malls were a source of high revenue and heavy foot traffic. At a strip mall, you have to exit the store and walk outside in order to enter another store. While the stores in a strip mall are connected to each other, they do not have a central entrance like an enclosed mall. There are also many ways in which a strip mall differs from an enclosed mall. Although they both include a group of stores, they are owned and managed as a single property. They are both comprised of a group of retail or other commercial establishments, such as restaurants or fitness studios. Strip malls and enclosed malls share many similarities. The most common configurations being the traditional enclosed shopping mall and the open-air strip mall. Retail shopping centers can describe a variety of retail shopping configurations. Strip malls come in all sizes, and can range in size from 5,000 square feet or retail space to over 100,000 square feet. While there are many different types of strip malls, the majority of them are one-story with large parking lots. A strip mall can be described as a group of stores, usually arranged in a straight line, connected by a common sidewalk.
