Chapter 4 · Decline Metrics
The Arcade
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Key Insight
Foot traffic doesn't plummet — it dissolves.
Annual Enclosed Mall Visitors · United States
millions · 2005 – 2023
25
20
15
10
5
0
2005
2008
2011
2014
2017
2020
2023
24.1
21.8
18.6
14.9
10.8
5.7
8.2
record low