Saturday, April 11, 2026

Bloomberg Television explains 'How Gen Z Is Bringing Back The Mall,' a tale of the Retail Apocalypse

I closed The rise and fall of Boston Market, a tale of the Retail Apocalypse for Flashback Friday by telling my readers "I will post another entry about the Retail Apocalypse posts that elicited the most comments and were most active on social media. Stay tuned." I begin with today's featured video, Bloomberg Television reporting How Gen Z Is Bringing Back The Mall.

Over the last decade, malls were left for dead, casualties of e-commerce and shifting consumer habits, with the pandemic seemingly sealing their fate. Gen Z, however, is bringing malls back, reviving them as social hubs and retail meccas.

Teens Sick of Their iPhones Are ‘Mallmaxxing’...

The mall is cool again, with stores like Edikted and Princess Polly luring a new generation that is eager to shop in real life and show off hauls online.

Against all odds, the mall is winning over American teens: they’re getting their ears pierced; they’re buying jewelry; they’re trying on outfits that make their parents shudder; they’re even learning to stand in line and hang out IRL.
After all the "Millennials are killing" some institution, cultural activity, food or other product I've been reading since before the pandemic, I shouldn't be surprised that news media and popular culture would discover a contrasting feature about Gen Z to report. Gen Z reversing the trend by saving malls certainly fits.

Since the video mentioned the role of social media in getting today's youth generation to revive malls, I'm sharing the most active links to last year's posts about the Retail Apocalypse on social media. Follow over the jump.


WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy, a tale of the Retail Apocalypse (and Ozempic) tied with 'Weathered' explains 'This Is EXACTLY How Much Poorer Climate Change Will Make Every Person on Earth' for most comments on an entry posted during the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News and most comments on an entry that weren't spam at four comments.


Bright Sun Films 'Toys R Us 2026 Update,' a tale of the Retail Apocalypse earned 54 views (third most for year and most for January 2026 on Instagram) and 3 likes. During February, it earned 38 views (most for the month) and 3 likes (tied for most during the month).


'Abandoned - Westminster Mall California' by Bright Sun Films, a tale of the Retail Apocalypse earned 56 views during March 2026 (most for the month on Instagram), but less than 54 by 3/20/2026, 4 likes (tied for third most for the year and most for the month), and 2 comments (tied for third most for the year).


'Bankrupt - Hooters' by Bright Sun Films, a tale of the Retail Apocalypse earned 1 like (tied for most during January 2026), 1 repost (tied for most during month and tied for second most during year on Twitter/X), and 1 reply on

That's a wrap for today and last year's top posts about the Retail Apocalypse. Instead of a Sunday entertainment feature tomorrow, I'm celebrating Yuri's Night tomorrow to recognize Artemis 2's success. Priorities. Also, stay tuned.

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