The flip side of Cedar Hill’s shiny new mall?

The flip side of Uptown Village? Some of its sluggishness in store openings may be a longer-term phenomenon.

The Journal is bearish on the “lifestyle center” concept in general, but notes that the trend in such places that are still being developed is toward larger-scale malls (c’mon, folks, that’s what they are), like Cedar Hill’s Uptown Village.

So, that said, let’s continue to be optimistic about Uptown. And, remember, places like Bailey’s Prime Plus didn’t get noted in the WSJ story.