Quantity, quality, and low prices have been the raison d'etre for modern retailers – features nulled by the internet's own ubiquity and easy parking via Barcalounger.

But the internet isn't the total future. "Sometimes I just have to get out of the house!" cries one Chicagoland woman.

Property developer Jamestown, based in Atlanta, understands that it's not just plug and play anymore. "Malls have become a uniform experience," explains Michael Phillips, chief operating officer of Jamestown, a developer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Jamestown boasts dynamic retail concepts like Chelsea Market in Manhattan and Boston's Newbury Street, among others. "The successes will be those who deconstruct that model."

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