/news/tags/lauren-ward Lauren Ward en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/economy/2017-10-30/with-amazon-looming-what-is-the-future-of-retail-in-akron Fifty years ago, when Akron’s first shopping mall opened, it marked a beginning of the migration of retail out of downtown. These days, that mall is… Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/economy/2017-10-30/with-amazon-looming-what-is-the-future-of-retail-in-akron Kabir Bhatia