Reminds me of some thrilling serial fiction by David Gulbraa, called "Tales of the Mall Masters". 

It's Objectivist, Rand-inspired fiction. Here's the summary: 

"Alternate history takes place in fictional country, the Individual's Republic of California, a culture in which business activity is regarded as sacred and holy. Here, shopping malls occupy the position held by the church in the Middle Ages. The people who run the malls are called Mall Masters. They are the moral authorities of the culture."

Isn't that amazing?