Malls

Shopping malls around the country are dropping like flies. Roughly a third have trouble keeping the lights on.

JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson, formerly of Target and Apple, explains how he hopes to move the company forward — in part by looking back to the heyday of department stores.

Vacancies at malls were down at the end of 2011, in part because new construction has stalled.

The list of the top five malls in America was recently released. But with booming online shopping sales, are malls still relevant?

I did a story about Costco's decision to lease out space at a couple malls around the country. (Listen here.) It got me wondering about other, l…