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Viviana Mall Increases Rooftop Solar Installation Capacity

Viviana Mall has increased its rooftop solar power installation by over 35 percent to 1,340 KVA.

Indian Malls: Selling Experiences To Engage Consumers

A 2018 study by KPMG titled ‘Global Retail Trends 2018’ suggests that customer experience is more important than ever as retailers are striving to differentiate themselves in a challenging and crowded market. Consequently, experience per square foot will be the new retail metric to measure success…

Tracking Investments In The Indian Retail And Real Estate Sector

India’s rapid urbanisation and the structural shift in processes and reforms have given a strong fillip to growth in the country. While the country still deals with unequal growth in urban and rural areas, the overall increase in spending power and rising aspirations of its large middle-class population has spurred a retail revolution of sorts.

Malls Awe Visitors With Installations That Are Works Of Art

Adding glitter and glamour to festivities and celebration of special days in any mall are art installations that resonate with a prevalent theme. These serve the dual purpose of adding glamour to the season, while also serving as platforms for artists to showcase their creativity to visitors and art enthusiasts alike…

MALLS HIRE MANAGEMENT TEAMS FOR END-TO-END CONSUMER EXPERIENCE SOLUTIONS

Providing and maintaining top class services and facilities in malls is not an easy task and most developers have a mall manager and a management team in place for the same. Mall management has been identified as a critical factor for the success of malls in India and across the world…

INDIAN REITS – WHERE THEY ARE NOW (AND WHERE THEY NEED TO GO)

Global investors have had their sights set on India’s burgeoning commercial real estate market for some time. With the success of the BlackstoneEmbassy REIT, a positive signal has gone out to all global investors to stake their claim. At the same time, REITs have opened fresh possibilities and new investment avenues for domestic retail investors…

HAPPY PLANET: DESIGNING BEST FEC EXPERIENCES FOR CONSUMERS

Seeing an ever-expanding opportunity of FECs in malls, Happy Planet an indoor play and gaming area for young adults up to the age of 16 years - was launched in 2010. Built on the philosophy of designing the best experiences for patrons, its mission is to spread smiles among families…

New Malls, New Regulations Dot The Indian Shopping Mall Horizon

Shopping Centre News brings a roundup of all mall news and activities over the last one month…

Modern Design Helps Close The Digital Divide, Generate Traffic For Indian Malls

To stop the modern mall from going out of fashion, shopping centre developers are working upon every aspect to entice consumers into coming to them, then be it through experiential retail, FEC offerings or a plethora of F&B options. A less known – but equally important – aspect which mall developers worked upon was the architecture. The design and planning of a mall, its foundation in a sense, work towards pulling in consumers…

Skidata: Global Market Leader For Parking Solutions & Visitor Management

The brand offers a broad range of innovative, customised systems enabling swift and secure access for people and vehicles to malls, shopping centres, airports, cities, stadiums, amusement parks and ski regions around the world...

Images Group Launches First-Ever Collector's Edition Ode To India's Retail Icons

The book introduces readers to little-known facts, stories and learnings from over 100 of India’s most impactful, innovative and influential business leaders in retailing and allied businesses over the past 25 years through this remarkable volume…

Special Events In Malls

Shopping Centre News brings you a detailed look at some of the most engaging mall activities across the country.

Dolphin: A Highly Developed Dynamic Intelligent Pms By Secure Parking

DOLPHIN integrates smart features such as loyalty programs, multiple payments modes, 360-degree audit, real-time monitoring, queue busters etc which is very much in demand among the customers...

Transforming Retail & Driving Demand In Underserved Retail Markets In Tier II & III Cities

Local developers, encouraged by the interest shown by more and more retailers, are planning and developing large mixed-use developments starting with upgrading the retail infrastructure in Tier II & III markets…

Digital Mall Of Asia: Redefining Shopping Experience In India

The upcoming digital mall will set an unprecedented example of how online portals and brickand-mortar retailers can transcend the digital-physical divide to optimize their consumer outreach and revenue generation...

Concept Stores: Bringing Innovative Ideas, Experiences To Indian Malls

The concept store is, by definition, a place where new ideas are put together in a bid to enhance the shopper experience and sell more products. In addition, many concept stores offer experimental elements such as a café or exhibition space, enhancing their appeal to those shoppers seeking a particular lifestyle…

Malls Take CSR Initiatives To The People, Rake In Footfalls For Good Deeds

Today’s shopping centres have transformed into community hubs of sorts, playing an important role in the development of the activities of its catchment area. From taking care of recreational needs to getting people involved in various initiatives planned for the betterment of society, shopping malls understand their social responsibility and work towards being socially responsible. Shopping Centre News decodes the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility in India and how malls in India are abiding by it...

Synergy Between Retail Real Estate And Modern Retail Growth

India’s retail sector has been undergoing structural changes for the last two decades. Shopping malls, lined with specialty retailers, started dotting the retail markets of the country’s top cities during the mid-1990s. Since then, the ‘mall culture’ gradually pervaded the population, especially in the metros and mini-metros, heralding the beginning of the modern retail movement in India.

Developed Markets Feels The Jitter Of Retail Consolidation

As the retail sector of two of the most sought after markets dwindles the retail realty in these markets - USA and Emirates - also feel the jitters. On the other hand, China still rules the roost in Asia Pacific.

Lulu Fashion Week Brings Together Top Brands For 5 Days Of Fashion And Fun

The Lulu Fashion Week, which kickstarted on April 12, 2017, at Marriott Kochi, brought more than 30 popular fashion brands on a common platform to showcase Spring Summer 2017 trends and collections for India.

Nexus Mall Launches It's First New Mall Development In Navi Mumbai

Global investment firm Blackstone Group Lp’s India subsidiary Nexus Malls has recently launched the first phase of it’s debut development ‘Seawoods Grand Central Mall, Navi Mumbai’, expanding its retail portfolio. Seawoods Grand Central is 3rd asset in Nexus portfolio of malls in the country. Typically, Blackstone buys out malls, which are then owned and run by Nexus but Seawoods remain it’s first new mall development. Nishank Joshi, Chief Marketing Officer at Nexus Malls, talks about the USP of Seawoods Grand Central mall and also talks in context of other malls coming under their portfolio.

India's Retail Real Estate Market – Gaining Momentum

Approximately 3.4 mn sq.ft. of new retail supply entered the market in 2016, with a majority of the supply (more than 40 percent) concentrated in Delhi NCR, followed by Bengaluru and Pune.

Coming On A Common Platform

The tug of war between online and offline retail is approaching a draw, and it’s time malls and shopping centres pulled up their socks and became anchors to both. In the times that we live in, where online players are busy setting brick-and-mortar targets for themselves and offline players are strengthening their Internet presence, it is time to reach a consensus with the only target being growth.

Ambience Malls To Get New Retail Mix, Women Friendly Zone

Benu Sehgal, Retail and Marketing Head, is planning to provide the right tenant mix at the malls and working on ideas to connect with customers by providing them more convenience…

Phy-gital Retail Will Define Shopping Centres Of The Future

The global retail industry has observed an increasing number of people shopping online in comparison to hitting brick-and-mortar stores. In a bid to understand this phenomenon and to lure the consumer back to the physical store, retailers are going Phy-gital. The future of the shopping mall in particular and the Indian retail industry, in general, depends a lot upon creating a Phy-gital eco-system which will aim to unify consumer journey by leveraging both technology and experiences. Shopping Centre News Bureau brings experts’ views on the factors responsible for elevating consumer experience in-store using technology. Retail leaders also give a lowdown on the disruption which can be expected in the retail and shopping center industry over the next decade…

India To Get Over 65 Million Sq. Ft. Of New Mall Space By 2022-end

As of now, the top seven cities of India comprise 72 percent share while MMR, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad & Bengaluru are slated to see highest the supply of space. Tier II &III cities will see 18.2 million sq.ft. of the new supply. Aside from this, nearly two-thirds of total new supply (40 million sq.ft.) will hit the market by 2020…

Vegas Mall: A 100% Digital Mall Designed To Delight & Inspire Shoppers

With an area of over 6.5 lakh sq.ft., including cinema, shopping and entertainment, Vegas Mall, by Pratham Group, is the hot new buzzing space in Dwarka, New Delhi...

Fashion Retail: Clocking The Highest Sales Growth In Malls

It won’t be wrong to say fashion is more social these days. Social media platforms like Pinterest, Instagram Facebook and Twitter have changed the entire concept of fashion and shopping.

Lulu Mall: The Melting Pot Of Fashion, Food, Culture And Entertainment

Since its launch in 2013, LuLu Mall has transformed the way Kerala shops. Being the first avenue for large scale organised retail in the state, LuLu has been able to stay far ahead of the competition across the state…

Infiniti Malls Looking To Grow Portfolio, Spread To Delhi-Ncr

Mukesh Kumar, Senior VP, Infiniti Mall, believes in merging technology with infrastructure retail through Omnichannel concepts like click-and-pick, POSbased loyalty programs, and brand promotions.