I have to say Hillcrest Mall has been doing so much better than in the past few years. It is a smaller shopping mall and maybe still a little dated but it has some unique retail/clothing stores that other popular shopping malls do not have. Most importantly, with The Bay's total new look, the continuous new addition of popular and higher-end retail stores, and a brighter lighting fixture, I can tell Oxford Properties is doing a very positive job to transform Hillcrest to a much better shopping mall in the neighbourhood.
The mall was doing very well during the past Christmas by bringing in the charity-based wrapping service.
I am certain I will spend more and more time doing my shopping there in the coming future. It carries basically most of the retail stores I usually shop at. I also love that it brings in Sephora, Teavana, David's Tea and Chattime/Bake Code there. Besides, it provides free wifi as well.
It might be a 2-star shopping mall in the old day. To be fair, it deserves more than 3 stars.