Mall owners are devoting more square footage to restaurants and bars in the hopes that diners will shop after dinner. Malls are supplementing food court mainstays with more upscale, full-service ...

The mall may be making a comeback, and it's likely driven in large part by restaurants. According to foot traffic data from Placer.ai, mall visits – including indoor malls, open-air shopping centers, ...

Vacant stores, empty restaurants and desolate parking lots—that’s the fate that has befallen many older shopping malls in suburban areas that have been eclipsed by the advent of “lifestyle centers,” ...

Editor's note: This is the third story in a three-part CNBC series about the future of U.S. shopping malls, as developers transform the spaces to add new retailers, experiences and even apartments.