Malls face more change with JCPenney closings

``... a focal point of the American shopping mall, but as brick-and-mortar retail has struggled and consumerism has evolved following the Great Recession, that's not the case anymore. Now, really, all they're doing is keeping these malls anchored in the past... stronger retailers don't necessarily want to bite at a desolate indoor property when consumers are more interested in shopping at mixed-use, lifestyle centers where they can live, work and play. ''