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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Shake Shack is planning to open its third Richmond-area location in Short Pump in the under-construction West Village shopping center across from GreenGate.
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article After the San Jose City Council on Oct. 22 gave the green light for a new Costco location to be built in the Westgate West shopping center, residents are split over whether the store will be a positive addition to the surrounding area.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
The real estate investment trust owns community shopping centers in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and Phoenix, all growth cities in the top tier of ULI’s prospects rankings.
—Richard Lawson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The peaceful and private setting provides a sharp contrast to the nearby residential developments, as well as subdivisions and shopping centers found in other parts of the township.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article After the San Jose City Council on Oct. 22 gave the green light for a new Costco location to be built in the Westgate West shopping center, residents are split over whether the store will be a positive addition to the surrounding area.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
The real estate investment trust owns community shopping centers in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and Phoenix, all growth cities in the top tier of ULI’s prospects rankings.
—Richard Lawson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The peaceful and private setting provides a sharp contrast to the nearby residential developments, as well as subdivisions and shopping centers found in other parts of the township.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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