They got a negative vibe from 〜嫌な印象を受ける the young punks 不良少年 with beggy pants and chains hanging off their belts who are hanging out たむろする there.I think generation Xers had a big effect on the whole mall scene.In contrast with the boomers,this also generation that was strapped for cash.お金に困っている.Gen Xers help make category killers popular.

Category kiilers?
That's a large store that specializes in particular type of discounted marchandize,and has almost no competition.by shopping so much at category killers.Gen Xers help the retail scene become less diverse.And that undercut弱める the rationale 存在意義for malls.Not to mention how the members of that generation with the first group of comsumers to do a big chunk 部分 of their shopping online.Then the millenials2000年世代 came on the scene.They showed less intrest in the malls.Maybe because their parents had told them they are dangerous to hang around them.
And the great recession was certainly bad news for them too.Add up,all these different factors and it's no wonder malls are going the way of the Dodo絶滅する I see the growing inequality in American society as the contributing factor 要因here.