T oday’s mall has probably changed a lot from the shopping center where you bought your school clothes back in the day. Sure, ...

Walmart's purchase was an all-cash $34 million deal, according to CBL, a shopping mall owner that sold the property.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write on the latest trends in malls and shopping centers. At this point, the U.S. housing crisis is well documented. The nation is short ...