Pickleball mania breathes new life into Arizona mall
People play Picleball during the opening of "Picklemall", an indoor sports facility inside the Arizona Mills mall, in Tempe, Arizona, U.S., August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado
One of the unique features of Picklemall was its replay system, Picklemall CEO West Shaw told Reuters. The founder behind Major League Pickleball and Picklemall, Steve Kuhn, thinks this partnership with Arizona Mills mall will bring new life to dying shopping malls.
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