In the past there was limited use of technology in shopping centers. Stores started using the internet. Security is also getting better than before because now there are sensors or voice activated safes. There is also microchip management.
In the future it would be good to have digitalized catalogs where it is possible to buy a universal catalog, type in the name of the store and then buy something from the comfort of home. Or also when at the shopping mall directory, press on a store that fits his interest and the directory will teleport the person to the store he chooses. Maybe it would be possible to have a watch that teleports the person wearing the watch to the famous malls in America.
Parking is one of the biggest problems, so if the car companies made collapsible cars that fold up, we would not take up so much room in parking lots. Also it would be possible to video view the products of a store on line at their web site. In larger shopping malls it would be nice to have moving walk ways. One side of the walking area would be going one way and the other would be going the other way. Sometimes people don't have enough money to buy something but it is something essential for someones needs. So there should be wallets that can dispense cash straight from a person's checking account.
Articles in the store could have finger print annualization so that if a person steals something then his fingerprints will be around the shopping center so it is easier to catch them. Next have robot for security guards that have infrared eyes that only detects products outside of a store without being bought. When a parent wants to go shopping but they don't have anywhere to leave their kids there should be a device that lets people hold their child by some kind of laser beam that people can walk through but it is possible to hold the kid.
Energy for the shopping centers can be made in a cheaper easier way. On the top of the roofs of the shopping centers there should be solar panels to fuel air conditioning during the summer and to fuel the heat during the winter. Or in rainy places like Seattle, water that falls on the roof could be caught and transformed into energy.