just find the original meaning of mall:
a : a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a
promenade or as a pedestrian walk
b : a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways
the more modern meaning of it is:
a. an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a usually
open-air concourse reserved for pedestrian traffic
b : a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various
shops with associated passageways
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