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Discover LudwigThe phrase "anchor stores" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to large retail stores that serve as the main attraction in a shopping center or mall, drawing customers to the location.
Example: "The mall's success largely depends on its anchor stores, which include a major department store and a popular electronics retailer."
Alternatives: "flagship stores" or "key retailers".
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I think it will hurt the mall terribly -- it's one of the anchor stores".
Built in 1980, the Galleria's anchor stores are Macy's and J. C. Penney.
Only two anchor stores remain, with the shell of another set to house a local church.
Malls are vulnerable to systemic shocks; if an "anchor" stores closes, or if vacancies linger, other vendors quickly suffer.
Many anchor stores sitting vacant is an enormous problem, not just for Kimco but for the industry.
The signs above the mall's two big anchor stores, J. C. Penney and Dillard's, have been pried off.
Former eyesores are being reinvented as large retail properties, with anchor stores like Home Depot or Target.
The mall has three anchor stores, but it has struggled to attract tenants for the upper floors and is only 62 percent occupied.
Kathryn S. Wylde, the partnership's president, said the stores could attract development and commerce, much as anchor stores in malls do.
While traditional shopping centers depend on anchor stores to bring in customers, upscale centers like the Americana Manhasset and Woodbury Village do not, retailing experts say.
Taubman malls feature upscale anchor stores like Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Marshall Field's, along with retailers like Coach, Williams-Sonoma and Talbots.
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