Since 1990s there has been an important change in Ho Chi Minh City - the growth of shopping centers, or shopping malls. Today we find many shopping canters on the main streets of residential areas. A large shopping center, or mall, usually has about 50 to 100 stores of all kinds and a large parking lot for vehicles. Most malls have two or more department stores that sell every thing you can imagine- clothes, toys, cameras, sports equipments, ect. These department stores also sell furniture and household appliances
Some shopping centers have supermarket that sell food and a lot of things for the home. The other stores in a shopping center usually each sell only one kind of thing - cosmetics, books, shoes, clothes, music cassettes and CDs, ect. A shopping center often has one or more special restaurant that serves fast food.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have securuty guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always any thing they need. Sometimes they will be offered special discounts or get promotions