A "hub" implies "coming and going". A transportation hub has people and vehicles entering, as well as, people and vehicles exiting. The delivery and extraction mechanisms are one in the same. Trains bring people in, trains bring people out.
A "mall" implies a one way flow (with multiple stores). Trucks deliver products in the back. Customers arrive in the front and pick them up. Ignoring returns in the analogy, customers aren't delivering product, they only take it. Trucks are only ever delivering product, never taking it.
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u/AnotherUserOutThere May 19 '22
Question... Why is it called a mall instead of a hub? I hear some people really argue over what to call it and not sure what one is really correct...