Malls and Stores

What Malls and Stores does

Malls and Stores (legally Malls and Stores Info) is a privately held, bootstrapped web-based directory and locator platform founded in 2013 and operated with 1-10 employees. The company maintains a proprietary database of 300,000+ stores and outlet stores, 1,900+ shopping malls, and 350 outlet malls across the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Puerto Rico, accessible at mallsandstores.info. Its core products are organized around six directories (Malls, Stores, Brands, Category, Locator, Outlet Locator) plus an interactive map view, a Sales & Events News feed, and a Shopping Journal editorial section.

The underlying technology is a web-based directory platform with map-based search and proximity-based locator tools (15-500 mile radius queries by address or zip code). The platform generates thousands of indexed long-tail pages at the state, province, city, and brand level, driving organic search traffic as its primary distribution channel. The company has no native mobile application, no public API, no disclosed integrations, and no documented AI/ML components.

The business model is advertising-supported: consumers access the directory for free, and mall and store operators can claim free business listings to update their information. The company is privately held with no parent company, no institutional funding, and no disclosed management team beyond a generic info@ contact channel, operating as an independent, founder-owned retail information services business.

Name

Malls and Stores

Legal name

Malls and Stores Info

Website

https://mallsandstores.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Malls and Stores is a bootstrapped web-based directory and locator platform cataloging 300,000+ retail stores and 1,900+ shopping malls across the Americas, serving individual shoppers and mall/store managers and monetized through advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Directory Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)

akta.pro primary industry

Generalist Marketplaces & Online Malls (BPAMAGAA)

Keywords

• Shopping mall directory
• Outlet store locator
• Retail store database
• Shopping center listings
• Factory outlet finder

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Business Listings and Advertising: Store and mall managers can claim free business listings to update their information. The site likely monetizes through featured listings or advertising from mall/store operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Malls and Stores (mallsandstores.info) operates an online shopping directory that aggregates information about shopping malls, outlet malls, factory outlet stores, and retail stores across the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Puerto Rico. The platform provides search and map-based locator tools that help consumers find malls and stores by state, city, brand, or category, along with editorial content on sales, events, and shopping news. The database contains over 300,000 stores/outlet stores, 1,900+ shopping malls, and 350 outlet malls.

Product overview

Malls and Stores Info is a unified shopping directory platform that combines three core service areas: a comprehensive shopping mall and outlet directory organized by geography (state, city, name) and displayed on interactive maps; a stores and brand locator searchable by mall, name, and category; and a retail intelligence layer providing sales events news and editorial shopping journal content. The platform covers over 5,000 malls and more than 300,000 store locations across the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Puerto Rico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shopping Malls and Outlet Directory A comprehensive directory of shopping malls, outlet malls, and shopping centers across the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Puerto Rico. Users can search by name, city, state, or view on a map.
• Stores and Outlet Stores Locator A directory service enabling users to search for retail stores and factory outlet stores by mall, brand name, store category, or store name alphabetically.
• Brands Directory A directory of world brands and retail brands, showing the number of stores under each brand and the malls where they are located, with store counts and locations.
• Category Directory A browsable directory of store categories including clothing, footwear, accessories, electronics, health and beauty, food and restaurants, with brand counts per category.
• Malls & Stores Locator A proximity-based locator tool allowing users to enter their address or zip code and find nearby malls and stores within specified radius (15-500 miles), with map display and driving directions.
• Outlet Locator A specialized locator for finding outlet malls and factory stores near the user's location, with map visualization and distance-based results.
• Malls and Stores Map An interactive map tool showing shopping center locations by state, province, and city, with detailed mall information including store listings and GPS coordinates.
• Sales & Events News A regularly updated feed of sales, deals, and promotional events from major malls and outlet stores, including discount offers, seasonal sales, and promotional announcements.
• Shopping Journal An editorial section featuring news articles about shopping malls, shopping center developments, retail trends, and information about new store openings and mall renovations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Citysearch: Local business directory organized by city and category with advertising-supported listings. Closely comparable directory model focused on local commerce discovery.
• Yelp: Consumer-facing business directory and review platform monetized through advertising. Directly comparable in model (free listings + paid placements) though broader in vertical scope beyond retail.
• Yellow Pages: Established business directory that has pivoted heavily to digital. Compares on category-based listings and advertising monetization, though with a broader SMB focus.
• Malls.com: North American shopping mall directory offering mall listings, store directories, hours, and events. Closest direct competitor based on identical vertical focus.

Broad incumbents

• MapQuest: Mapping service with built-in business directory and locator functionality. Comparable on the map-locator-driven discovery model for retail locations.
• Tripadvisor: Location-based discovery platform with reviews, directories, and advertising. Comparable directory-monetization model applied to travel/leisure, including shopping destinations.
• Google Maps: Default location-based business directory with massive scale and native integration into search. Competes for the same 'find stores near me' queries and serves as both a distribution channel and substitute for independent directories.

Emerging players

• Foursquare: Location intelligence platform with consumer discovery app and enterprise data products. Compares on the location-based directory + data licensing model, though Foursquare leans more heavily on POI data monetization.

Others

• Simon Property Group: Largest U.S. mall operator with its own digital mall directory and store locator. Not a directory peer per se but a primary source of mall/store data and a potential partner or competitor if it expands owned discovery channels.
• The Mall at Millenia / Premium Outlets websites: Operator-owned outlet mall directories (e.g., Simon Premium Outlets, Tanger). Not direct peers but represent the owned-channel alternative that mall operators increasingly use, bypassing third-party directories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mallsandstoresinfo
• LinkedIntwitter.com/MallsandStores
• Xx.com/mallsandstores

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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