Shopping methods and habits vary by location in different parts of the world. Starting with the Southdale Center, the first indoor Shopping Center built in Minneapolis, United States, in 1956, public activities such as socializing and cultural events were added to commercial life. Afterwards, Shopping Malls, loaded with public activities, quickly gained an important place in daily life of city dwellers. Shopping Malls experienced their golden age in years especially from 1970 to 1990. In the period that can be dated as the pre-global crisis in 2007-2008, the shopping mall system has reached certain saturation. In the following period, the existing shopping malls began to lose their function, and the new ones became popular in a short time, while the most popular Shopping Malls of a period turned into places that were disconnected from daily life. Now those are called “Dead Malls”. Nowadays, the future of Dead Malls and also Shopping Malls has become debatable. It is seen that the virtual shopping system, a new form of shopping called e-commerce, which has developed since the 2000s, is becoming more widespread in the world every day. With the pandemic process, the changing shopping habits of individuals and the rapid increase in virtual shopping, the issue of the future of shopping centers is on the agenda. Based on this, this article discusses the future of shopping venues, compares physical shopping venues and virtual shopping environments, and tries to reveal the latest situation in user preferences. In order for the physical shopping venues to continue to be used, it has revealed the necessity of providing new experiences to its visitors, turning it into places that combine entertainment and shopping for the younger generation and offer personalized offers and services.