Brockton’s Westgate Mall Superseding Other Malls

The Westgate Mall has something to boast that many other malls wouldn’t have to boast about – its vacancy rate. It is currently enjoying the lowest rate of empty shops in the area in comparison to other malls who have high vacancy rates. However, some area residents complain that the selection of stores in Westgate Mall is quite limited – and that they still require travel to other malls in the region to get most of their Christmas shopping done.

Despite this fact, Westgate Mall is still outperforming many other local malls which is a good indicator of the mall’s financial wealth. With a low vacancy rate of only 6% compared to an average 26% vacancy rate in other malls, the mall is doing considerably well given that we are not out of a recession as yet.

Vacancies in malls come at a time when consumer spending is comparatively low. Westgate mall has been through some ups and downs over the last few decades since its foundation in 1965 – however, it has still managed to survive its competition and may be attributed to the continual facelifts and expansions it has gone through over the years. Westgate Mall’s general manager Luciano Villani states that the mall is the perfect size for its harbouring market, adding that plans were underway for adding more eateries. Local city councilors have also welcomed the idea of a project to build a 12-screen movie theatre on the property.