Comic shops, toy/game stores, automotive shops, and arts & crafts stores universally correlate with lower foot traffic. It could be because these categories are more affected by e-commerce. 

Mobile phone shops also have a negative effect on foot traffic.

The malls are often viewed as failing because chains expanded too fast, malls are overbuilt, or eCommerce is replacing brick & mortar shopping.  

This cause mall operators, developers, retail brands, restaurants, analysts, and commercial real estate brokers to want to know wha...

Consumers visit malls with certain expectations. Therefore, a new tenant should invite similar expectations of the existing consumer set.

For example, a mid-range mall usually will not succeed by adding discount stores or luxury experiences.