The Mall is Dead, the second SlideShare in a series exploring the future of retail from North American Properties - Atlanta (NAP), examines the decline of malls and how the hottest retail and restaurant concepts are increasingly choosing walkable, urban mixed-use locations instead of malls. The first SlideShare in The Future of Retail series, “The Secret Sauce: Why Retail and Mixed-Use Projects Need Local Chefs,” was launched at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) RECon Convention in Las Vegas last month.