owaishcooper
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A shopping center, shopping mall, shopping precinct, shopping arcade or simply mall is defined as one or more buildings that form a complex of shops that represent merchandisers, having interconnecting walkways that enable visitors to walk easily between different units, along with a parking area. Therefore it can be simply defined as an indoor modern version of a traditional marketplace.The term "shopping center" is mostly used in Europe, South America and Australia. In Hong Kong the frequently used term is the same, but might also contain words like "plaza". However, in North America and the Philippines, the common term used is "shopping mall". There are places where other terms are used to basically describe the same thing, such as "shopping arcade" or "shopping precinct".