That was made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, most of the Crystal City Underground mall's more than two dozen remaining tenants are slated to close.

Authorities in the Chinese capital Beijing sealed up a large shopping mall and placed several apartment buildings under full lockdown due to a new outbreak of COVID-19, it was reported Thursday.

A JC Penney store that was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is seen. JCPenney is scaling back operations ...