With e-commerce and direct-to-consumer brands enjoying their time in the sun, media outlets have reported that the modern mall is suffering – 50% of American malls could be closed or repurposed in the years to come. But in Thailand, these shopping utopias are more crowded than ever.

E-commerce has exploded in China, with everything from state dinners to luxury Western goods now available to be ordered in a single click. In turn, brick-and-mortar retailers are feeling the crunch, and the malls that long dominated the shopping sphere are fighting back – with child-friendly fun.

Traditional ‘teen’ retailers like A&F are battling high unemployment rates, rapidly changing social landscapes and the increasingly fickle nature of fashion to stay afloat in a competitive market. But if teens aren’t dropping their cash here, then where are they shopping?

Bangkok Mediplex is the world's first health-focused mega mall, three quarters of which consists of holistic, therapeutic and medical treatments. The rest is retail - there's even a Whole Foods.