Hahaha, no no, you don't drive INTO the stores. You park your car and walk in. But that would be the next step in convenience, I guess. So yeah, shopping complex is probably right.
Interestingly, malls aren't a thing any more these days. Back when I was a teen it was all the rage, and in fact it made sense: hanging out in this big indoor space with lots of shops, the food court, a movie theater, etc... With all that speaks against shopping malls, at least they were a place to socialize. Strip malls (that is shopping complexes!) don't even have that going for them.
I love seeing those derelict, abandoned shopping malls in America.. they are Soo symbolic. And the fact they don't unite community anymore is telling too.
We have drive through bottle ships! We call them a bottle-o.
Oh, I don't think they ever united the community. In fact, they killed downtowns (= city centers) with mom&pop stores and small retailers who could not keep up with the chain franchise big dogs. For a teenager, however, they were kinda like a dream come true. I'm sure you've seen the movie Mallrats.
What are bottle ships? (I know those model ships you build in a bottle... but what do they have to do with malls?)
Lol SHOPS... Typo!
Oh okay, ... hahaha ... like a drive-through liquor store! Yeah, they've got them in Texas. Makes perfect sense, combining alcohol and motorists' convenience!