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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That landlord is Regency Centers, one of the nation’s largest operators of shopping centers with grocery stores as an anchor.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
An application for a zoning change to allow a shopping center with the grocery and its gas station was filed with the city on June 3.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Located in downtown Miami, Bayside Marketplace is an open-air shopping center located on the waterfront.
—Jacob Wisda, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
The shopping center anchored by the Walmart includes several small businesses, a Jack in the Box, O’Reilly Auto Parts and veterinary hospital.
—Laura Dickinson, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
An application for a zoning change to allow a shopping center with the grocery and its gas station was filed with the city on June 3.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Located in downtown Miami, Bayside Marketplace is an open-air shopping center located on the waterfront.
—Jacob Wisda, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
The shopping center anchored by the Walmart includes several small businesses, a Jack in the Box, O’Reilly Auto Parts and veterinary hospital.
—Laura Dickinson, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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