There has been no new malls built in this country for almost 10 years. There have been remodels and repurposed malls/shopping centers but nothing built from the ground up. For a regional mall to be successful there must be a huge demographic drawing from great distances. We simply do not have the diversified and critical mass population to support something of that magnitude in The Villages. The only site worth considering would be something off I-75 or where 75 meets the turnpike. The labor force to staff such an enterprise would be mind-boggling. Malls are open many, many hours, not to mention the additional hours at holiday times.
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