Dead malls that have surprisingly popular retail draws

 

JCPenney at the now gone Westminster Mall in Colorado. Still operating 12 years after mall's closure. 

I was thinking about something as I have been studying malls. I have noticed that some of these malls have major retail destinations that should make them a success, but I was surprised to learn that they are struggling. And some of these dead and dying malls still have tenants that are a major draw for the region. Where they have stores that are the only ones in a certain area. Here are some examples of malls I am talking about:

Downtown Plaza in California (most of the mall has been demolished for the Sacramento Kings Arena and what was left is now the modern Downtown Commons): has the large Macy's department store, the flagship for the Sacramento region

San Francisco Centre in California: has Bloomingdale's. Mall used to be much more popular until the past couple years.

Westminster Mall in Colorado (now demolished and turned into a downtown area): still has a JCPenney department store, the only one on the US 36 corridor (Westminster, Broomfield, and Boulder area). This JCPenney, according to research is more popular than many other JCPenney stores in alive malls and retail centers.

Chesterfield Mall in Missouri: has the Cheesecake Factory and used to have the American Girl doll store, but has since closed.

St Louis Outlet Mall in Missouri: has Cabela's

Eastern Hills Mall in New York: had Dave and Buster's. Has since moved to the thriving Walden Galleria.

Cary Towne Centre in North Carolina: had Dave and Buster's, which opened at the time the mall started declining. Dave and Buster's has since moved to a new building close by, because the mall has been demolished.

Cincinnati Mills (Forest Fair Village) in Ohio: has Bass Pro Shops, which is moving away from this mall this month to West Chester.

Tri County Mall in Ohio: had BJ's Brewhouse, which recently closed.

Lloyd Center in Oregon: has the Ice Skating Rink and used to have one of the last remaining Suncoast movie stores until 2021. Suncoast still has locations at the Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, Texas, Jacksonville Mall in North Carolina, and Mall at Fairfield Commons in Ohio, none of those I would classify as dead malls.

Harrisburg Mall in Pennsylvania: has Bass Pro Shops

Richland Mall in South Carolina: has Barnes and Noble (the only one in the Columbia area. Soon to be moving to a new location in a non-dead strip mall)

What do you think about this and why did these malls not get the boost these retailers would usually give them?? Why didn't they operate as Class A malls?? Are there any more malls like these ones.