shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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The coffee house will be in the same shopping center as the cafe on 9050 Fairway Drive, according to the restaurant’s social media.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
The grocer broke ground on the 126,000-square-foot store in November 2024 at the corner of Cheek-Sparger Road and Rio Grande Boulevard, down the street from Glade Park’s shopping center off of State Highway 121.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Stores at the Ramona Station shopping center are expected to open late this summer, according to its property managers.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Suki Fusion, an Asian fusion restaurant and bar, invited locals to its soft opening on Wednesday, May 20, at The Centrum shopping center in Pineville.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
The grocer broke ground on the 126,000-square-foot store in November 2024 at the corner of Cheek-Sparger Road and Rio Grande Boulevard, down the street from Glade Park’s shopping center off of State Highway 121.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Stores at the Ramona Station shopping center are expected to open late this summer, according to its property managers.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Suki Fusion, an Asian fusion restaurant and bar, invited locals to its soft opening on Wednesday, May 20, at The Centrum shopping center in Pineville.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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