melissa harrington explains. >> reporter: shoppers like sarah like to support retail stores but admits just easier to shop online. >> we're on our phones ordering what we need to order because it's so easy to do that rather than get out to the stores with little ones in tow, and then there's parking and there's just so many kind of steps to go into the store. >> reporter: just two days into the new a consumer report predicts thousands of closures are on the way, including anchor stores like macy's and jc penney, for example, the large stores at the entrance of a shopping center that attract the majority of customers that give a boost to smaller businesses nearby. the report says 310 out of 1300 malls across the country are at risk of losing an anchor tenant. >> men have seen that the new anchors are movie theaters, are bowling alleys, are restaurants. >> reporter: the dean of business administration at stanislaus university told me over the phone that shoppers want more than just a new shirt. they want an experience. >> they need to have a reason to go to a store. >> reporter: to attr

melissa harrington explains. >> reporter: shoppers like sarah like to support retail stores but admit shop online. >> we're on our phones ordering what we need to order because it's so easy to do that rather than get out to the stores with little ones in tow, and then there's parking and there's just so many kind of steps to go into the store. >> reporter: just two days into the new year, a consumer report predicts thousands of closures are on the way, including anchor stores like macy's and jc penney, for example, the large stores at the entrance of a shopping center that attract the majority of customers that give a boost to smaller businesses nearby. the report says 310 out of 1300 malls across the country are at risk of losing an anchor tenant. >> men have seen that the new anchors are movie theaters, are bowling alleys, are restaurants. >> reporter: the dean of business administration at stanislaus university told me over the phone that shoppers want more than just a new shirt. they want an experience. >> they need to have a reason to go to a store. >> reporter: to attract more f

melissa harrington introduces us to a company that expects to make that happen bit end of the week. >> i'm glad you ordered today. >> me too. >> reporter: lauren gets her medical marijuana delivered right to her door in her east oakland neighborhood. >> people don't have cars. some people aren't physically able. so having the delivery service is really beneficial. >> reporter: the company, called proper rx is hoping to expand to recreational users now that the laws in california have changed. orders are placed online. dispatchers like victoria herrera make the deliveries. >> they can have a lifetime map of where their driver is exactly. >> i can't stress how much things have changed over the last year. >> reporter: ceo elliott marshall says he started this business years ago to help patients who don't have cars or are too sick to walk. they still need to have all the proper permits, something they're working on. >> we're being patient. we're expecting to have them come in real soon, toward the end of thihi week. >> reporter: if the company gets the green light to deliver recreational

melissa harrington introduces us to a company that expects to make that happen bit end of the week. >> i'm glad you ordered today. >> me too. >> reporter: lauren gets her medical marijuana delivered right to her door in her east oakland neighborhood. >> people don't have cars. some people aren't physically able. so having the delivery service is really beneficial. >> reporter: the company, called proper rx is hoping to expand to recreational users now that the laws in california have changed. orders are placed online. dispatchers like victoria herrera make the deliveries. >> they can have a lifetime map of where their driver is exactly. >> i can't stress how much things have changed over the last year. >> reporter: ceo elliott marshall says he started this business years ago to help patients who don't have cars or are too sick to walk. they still need to have all the proper permits, something they're working on. >> we're being patient. we're expecting to have them come in real soon, toward the end of this week. >> reporter: if the company gets the green light to deliver recreational m