My guess would be that since the traditional tent poles of malls, the department stores, have been slowly dying, grocery stores are filling in that role. Grocery stores don't really have the same level of competition from the internet as normal retail chains.
The grocery store being in the mall also potentially boosts the businesses around it in the mall. Customers can easily justify going to the mall for food and take side trips to other businesses in the same complex.
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My guess would be that since the traditional tent poles of malls, the department stores, have been slowly dying, grocery stores are filling in that role. Grocery stores don't really have the same level of competition from the internet as normal retail chains.
The grocery store being in the mall also potentially boosts the businesses around it in the mall. Customers can easily justify going to the mall for food and take side trips to other businesses in the same complex.