This store chain is known for books, music, and later games through kiosks and wide aisles.
Sam Goody
A quick-serve coffee chain popular in malls in the 1990s, often called a "java" spot.
This department store was a common anchor tenant in many malls and offered clothing and home goods.
Macy's
This electronics superstore brand became famous for big in-store displays and knowledgeable staff.
Best Buy
This discount retailer started as a catalog/warehouse style seller and grew into big-box locations.
Kmart
This athletic wear brand began with shoes and later expanded into clothing and accessories.
Nike
These are the long outerwear items often worn in fall and winter; mall shoppers might buy them at a fashion store.
Coats
This shoe style features canvas uppers and rubber soles; a 1990s classic for casual dressing.
Converse All-Stars
These adjustable waist clothing fasteners became a common mall accessory for customizing fit.
Belts
This trend refers to layering a lighter jacket over a hoodie or shirt, frequently worn in late-90s mall fashion.
Layering
In the 1990s, this device was a pocket-size music player that used tapes or disks in early versions.
MP3 player
This storage format became popular for distributing music and software, with a shiny disc and data tracks.
Compact Disc (CD)
This home video format used a cassette; many stores sold both players and tapes in the 1990s.
VHS
This brand of handheld organizer helped people keep calendars and contacts while shopping.
Palm
This was a common 90s digital camera feature name that measured resolution in pixels.
Megapixels
This store section often sold movie rentals on tape or disc, typically with a membership card.
Video rentals
In the 1990s, this game console generation used cartridges and was popular with mall shoppers.
Nintendo 64
This store category sold comic books and related collectibles, often near the checkout counter.
Comic shop
This term describes buying a used item from a store to save money.
Secondhand
This is the name for buying and selling items again through a store program, often with store credit.
Trade-in
A printed discount that can be used at checkout is called a __________.
coupon
This phrase describes a sale that lasts only a short time, often advertised with bold signage.
limited-time
This is the extra cost added at checkout after the base price, often tied to local rules.
tax
This kind of payment card is linked to your bank account balance rather than a separate credit line.
debit card
When stores advertised a higher price and then marked it down for a promotion, the comparison price is called the __________.
original price
A mall map is a guide visitors use to find stores and entrances; it is usually handed out at __________.
customer service
This was a common way to learn store deals in the 1990s: look at a weekly ad in the __________.
newspaper
In many malls, these brightly colored signs marked where to find food, clothing, or entertainment.
directory
This term refers to the time when stores open for business and shoppers can start buying.
opening hours
This practice involved ordering products through a store catalog or desk and paying by phone or in-person before shipment, common before widespread online shopping.
catalog ordering