Neighborhood shopping center

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• Community centers: Slightly larger centers with general merchandise or convenience- oriented offerings are termed as community centers or large neighborhood centers by the ICSC, who state that they typically have a "wider range of apparel and other soft goods offerings than neighborhood centers. The center is usually configured in a straight line as a strip, or may be laid out in an L or U shape, depending on the site and design."
• Power centers: Even larger centers of are considered power centers, typically anchored by category-killer big box stores incl. discount department stores and wholesale clubs.
• Strip malls: Open-air centers under are generally considered strip malls.

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