The American shopping mall is dead! Or so some would have you believe. Since 2010 two dozen US shopping malls have closed. In the Atlanta suburbs we have recently seen the closing of Shannon Mall which is now being converted into a movie studio. Other malls like Southlake, Greenbriar and Gwinnett Place malls are arguably struggling. A proliferation of news articles and opinion pieces emphatically state that the enclosed mall concept is a thing of the past. Many believe, and would have everyone else believe, that malls which aren’t yet dead soon will be. But before we place the final “RIP” placard on the mall, it might be worthwhile to consider some other factors. Malls don’t die because the idea of an enclosed shopping venue is unattractive and obsolete. They die because demographics shift, shopping habits change, mall owners face financial challenges, malls become overly saturated with the same stores and merchandise, or a better retail venue is built nearby. Cooper Carry retail designers Angelo Carusi and Gar Muse take a serious look at the facts and figures to declare that the American Mall is not dead and is not dying.