An historical approach to contemporary “retail environments”. Article excerpted from, Public Markets by Helen Tangires, a Norton/ Library of Congress Visual Sourcebook, 2008. Architecture Week, July 9, 2008

New out-of-town supermarkets and vast shopping malls will be blocked in future if they are judged to pose a risk to the survival of local stores. The Telegraph, July 10, 2008

Government study kicks up the supermart vs small store debate: what’s better for economic development, the society and the environment?Down to Earth, July 2008

These days, true sustainability starts with traffic management, more mixed-use developments, and greater density managed around light-rail stations, experts say. Shopping Centers Today, July 2008

The first “lifestyle center” in the region offering some kind of urban environment. Of course when weather conditions are not too hot, or rainy etc.Trade Arabia, June 23, 2008

Complaints from retailers, customers and community members are prompting officials to take a new approach to young shoppers. Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 14, 2008

New Korean American owners contemplate sweeping changes. Neighboring residents and businesses are uneasy. The Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2008

Does regeneration around a giant private mall in central Liverpool mark a worrying attempt to keep out the less well-heeled? The Guardian, May 28 2008

In a shopping mall in Riyadh, the first major retail outlet to be staffed by women. And only females will be able to shop there.The Times, May 19, 2008

Waitrose targets market towns. Emphasis on produce from local producers, but critics fear effect on high streets. The Guardian, May 17, 2008

With the arrival of two big discount chain shops, a mall can earn much more: could be the same for a downtown sited complex, and for downtown itself? The New York Times, May 11, 2008

It's time for Stockholm to brush off the cob-webbed cobblestones of nostalgia and build a state of the art shopping mall in the historic old town. The Local (Sweden’s news in English), May 7, 2008

Voters care about life on their own doorsteps – the election results show that – and nothing beats the glow of buying locally. The Independent, May 5, 2008

A California court ruled malls can't stop demonstrators. Could that be the beginning of a new era: the shopping mall as a semi-public place? It doesn’t seem so. Shopping Centers Today, May 2008

The West End is unique - let's keep it that way, instead of transforming this streets network in some sort of giant urban shopping mall. The Guardian, April 29, 2008

Xanadu, the nation’s costliest mall and his biggest extravaganzas explained from the point of view of its main “creative forces”. The New York Times, April 23, 2008

Strolling through the aisles of faith has never been so simple: park your car and above all don’t forget your credit card! The Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2008

On a fifty-acre lot, The Baghdad Zoo and Entertainment Experience will offer something different from the usual daily Baghdad experience. That’s guaranteed! The Times, April 23, 2008

The sprawl of clone-towns appears endless, but the same could be said about the fight to prevent it. One local case taking on national importance from The Observer, April 13 2008.

Someone calls parking lots “seas of asphalt”: they are worse than that, but garages aren’t much better. A list of ten black holes from Forbes, April 10, 2008