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A general rule (as far as our team is concerned) is:
Active shooter, actively shooting- go direct to threat. Cover danger areas as much as possible, but nothing really gets cleared until the threat is eliminated.
Active shooter, no shooting- clear as normal. One danger area to the next clearing the areas as they are encountered. If the shooting starts back up, refer to above.
One single team clearing an entire mall is A LOT to ask. My jurisdiction doesn't have a "mall" in the sense of what you've described, but we do a lot work in our schools. I 500-600 student sized middle school can take between to 2-3 hours to clear properly, at a decent pace. If someone is shooting up a mall, the team is going to have to give up a fair amount of caution in order to complete the mission, and the mission comes first.
Not to say that you might not have seen sloppy work, but don't be so quick to judge either.
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