Sources:

hyyp://www.encyclopedia.com

http://www.icsc.org/srch/about/impactofshoppingcenters/briefhistory.html

Retail Traffic website

http://www.answers.com

http://money.usnews.com/money/business-economy/slideshows/americas-most-endangered-malls/8

US News & World Report "America's Most Endangered Malls"

"Home Shopping Network", "Online Retailing" and "Dot Com Bubble" articles on Wikipedia

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