Shopping center (English spelling)

Japanese: ショッピング･センター（英語表記）shopping center

A type of collective retail shopping district developed in the United States after World War II as a result of the so-called urban sprawl phenomenon, which was the movement of city dwellers to the suburbs, and the spread of the personal automobile. A large piece of land was secured near the city, and facilities such as drive-in theaters were established. A large-scale shopping district was planned to have a large-scale retailer such as a department store or supermarket at its core, and to bring together chain stores, specialty stores, and general retailers to enable one-stop shopping (shopping where you can buy all the products you need by stopping at one store).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

都市住民の郊外への移動といういわゆるスプロール現象と，さらには自家用車の普及に伴って，第2次大戦後のアメリカで発展した集合型小売商店街。都市近郊に広大な土地を確保し，ドライブイン･シアターなどの施設を設け，百貨店やスーパーマーケットなど大規模小売店を核とし，これにチェーン･ストア，専門店，一般小売店などを集め，ワンストップ･ショッピングone‐stop‐shopping(1店舗に立ち寄るだけで，必要な商品の購入がすべて可能な買物)が可能なように計画的に形成された大規模な商店街である。

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