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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Hull Property also operates 10 shopping centers, including Albemarle Crossing in North Carolina.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2018, developer Rick Caruso opened the 125,000-square-foot Palisades Village shopping center in the heart of town, which put a new, decidedly upscale spin for anyone looking for a stroll through the village.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
According to the 120-count indictment, several of the gun sales occurred in broad daylight in a shopping center parking lot in College Point.
—Nbc New York, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Three organizations own chunks of the shopping center in the wake of the recent deal.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2018, developer Rick Caruso opened the 125,000-square-foot Palisades Village shopping center in the heart of town, which put a new, decidedly upscale spin for anyone looking for a stroll through the village.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
According to the 120-count indictment, several of the gun sales occurred in broad daylight in a shopping center parking lot in College Point.
—Nbc New York, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Three organizations own chunks of the shopping center in the wake of the recent deal.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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