Quote by James K.A. Smith

The mall is my life.

— Brandy Norwood

“Meanwhile, the must-haves we're encouraged to lust over bombard us from every direction. Jewellery. Clothes. Technology. Cars. In pursuit of them, the reasons for…

— Gabriella Bennett

Doing a mall is not only construction of the physical place: what is important is the merchandising mix. We strive to serve the convenience…

— Henry Sy

The most important fact about our shopping malls, as distinct from the ordinary shopping centers where we go for our groceries, is that we…

— Henry Fairlie

“A recent study of how men and women differ when it comes to the mall turned up this fact: Men, once you get them…

— Paco Underhill

We shop out of boredom, for release, for excitement, for a sense of achievement, for a sense of control over our unruly existences. And…

— Tim Gunn

“Deep inside each human being is a spirit that hungers for movement and for growth. A live and burgeoning ball of energy, the spirit…

— Joe De Sena

The new shopping malls make possible the synthesis of all consumer activities, not least of which are shopping, flirting with objects, idle wandering, and…

— Jean Baudrillard

Our present culture, however, specializes in inflaming endless lust for possessions with advertisements that constantly convince us that we need more (particularly to create…

— Marva Dawn

“The neighborhood stores are an important part of a city child's life. They are his contact with the supplies that keep life going; they…

— Betty Smith

The mystical nature of American consumption accounts for its joylessness. We spend a great deal of time in stores, but if we don't seem…

— Lewis H. Lapham

We attract hearts by the qualities we display; we retain them by the qualities we possess.

— Ritu Ghatourey