eli5: how do you get cars into the second floor of a mall?

Question

i understand the first floor (or groundfloor idk) but the second and third? while the building is already made? pls explain

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Answer 1

Usually, if a mall is multiple stories, it’s built into the side of a hill so that it can have upper and lower loading docks. The car is a big singular item, but all the merchandise in all of the stores has to be delivered too, and they are not carrying that all up stairs or in elevators.