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Originally Posted by infinite monkey
Here's my take: in a mall, the anchor stores (such as JC Penney, Sears, Elder Beerman, Macy's) are Department Stores. The smaller stores around the mall are retail stores. The big area where all the food places are is the food court. The little (or big) booths in the middle are kiosks.
Strip malls (all in a line and you walk outside to get to each one) are pretty much the same, without the kiosks.
I consider big box stores to be the Wally Worlds and Targets. Strip malls typically use one of these types as the "anchor" store.
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Yes, except that the smaller stores are referred to as "specialty retail" because they usually specialize in a product (shoe store, women's clothing store).