DETROIT With retailers now allowed to partially reopen in Metro Detroit due to the slowing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), several malls in the area reopened Thursday. Malls reopen in Metro Detroit: Can you touch surfaces? What shoppers learned Thursday is theres a major difference between the doors being open outside and the store doors being open inside. There was a lot of fanfare about retail returning to Metro Detroit, but Thursday left some shoppers disappointed. I needed to buy some stuff, and unfortunately, most of the stores are closed, Mo Abuqualbain said.