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Malls Are Trading Stores for Self-Care Spots
Shopping Centers Shift
to Self-Care
Mar 22, 2026 12:40 PM CDT

Shopping Centers Shift to Self-Care

Gyms and spas outpace stores for the first time

(Newser) - Americans aren't just going to the mall for stuff anymore—they're going for self-care. The Wall Street Journal reports that for the first time, businesses that sell services, not products, now account for the majority of new retail leasing in the US. In 2025, salons, spas, gyms, bars,...

Dermatologists Give Side-Eye to New Scalp Craze

Luxury head spas, social media are driving the trend in pursuit of healthier hair

(Newser) - A rising beauty trend has Americans massaging their scalps and flocking to high-end head spas—sometimes for hundreds of dollars a session—all in pursuit of healthier hair, even if dermatologists aren't convinced most people need the help, per the New York Times . The scalp has emerged as the...

Feds Link 3 HIV Cases to 'Vampire Facials' at Unsanitary Spa

'It was clear that needles were being reused, and also clear that blood specimens were being reused'

(Newser) - A "vampire facial" is a cosmetic procedure that involves drawing a person's blood and injecting it into their face through microneedles, and while it's considered safe when done properly, it's a different story when the procedure is performed in an unsanitary and disorganized environment. The Centers...

A Renewed Investigation of Celeb-Praised 'Vampire Facial'

New Mexico DOH says platelet-rich plasma facials have been tied to HIV cases at closed spa

(Newser) - Albuquerque's VIP Beauty Salon and Spa has been shuttered for nearly five years, but it keeps making headlines—this time, for yet another HIV case linked to its infamous "vampire facial." Per USA Today , the New Mexico Department of Health is urging past clients who may have...

Spa's 'Vampire Facials' May Have Had Scary Consequence

NM spa may have spread HIV, authorities say

(Newser) - "Vampire facials," in which a patient's blood is drawn and then injected back into their face after patelet-rich plasma is isolated, have resulted in real-life terror for the clients of a New Mexico spa. The state Department of Health says people who received the facials or other...

Spas Meet Surgery, Results Not Always Pretty

Hybrid medical spas face increasing scrutiny after death

(Newser) - Medical spas offering pedicures alongside plastic surgery are gathering steam, their numbers swelling 85% from mid-2007 to the end of last year—and coming under scrutiny. The death of a Florida woman undergoing liposuction at one of the nation's 1,800 such spas has added fire to proposed legislation in...

In Saudi Arabia, a Hotel for Women

Men-free Luthan Hotel 'meeting a very big demand' in conservative Muslim kingdom

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia’s first hotel catering exclusively to women—right down to its plush spa—opened this week in Riyadh, the Independent reports. The conservative kingdom enforces strict Islamic segregation of sexes in public, but women can stay at the Luthan Hotel without a male guardian—nor any men on...

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