Santa Claus will be practicing social distancing this holiday season. For those families who don’t want to go to the mall, Brookfield is offering virtual visits with Santa starting Nov. 1. Social distancing visits with Santa Claus (Copyright 2020 by CNN Newsource - All rights reserved.) Mall operator Preit is also offering zoom visits with Santa and in its malls, Santa will sit behind a plexiglass barrier. The largest mall operator in the U.S., Simon Properties, said Santa will be visiting their malls this year but declined to offer details.

Amazon could be moving into your local mall. Thats right, the e-commerce giant is in talks with Simon Property Group to take over closed department stores. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday Amazon would convert former or current JC Penney and Sears stores into distribution hubs. Amazon would get more space closer to where customers live which would speed up shipping times. Mall owners would get a cash-rich tenant to replace their bankrupt anchor stores.