The Death of The Mall?

The Huffington Post reports:

“Meeting their friends in the mall and spending the day hanging out was a favorite pastime” of teens, said Robin Lewis, a retail consultant. A classic depiction of this can be found in the 1995 Amy Heckerling movie "Clueless." For the main character, Alicia Silverstone's Cher, the mall is both a backdrop for her social life and a source of therapy.

In the nearly two decades since, though, things have changed. “Now [teens] have got the mall in their pockets,” Lewis said, referring to smartphones and the apps on them. “They can spend a day with their friends without even physically being with them.”

Changes.