Shopping Centre News - December 2021

In this issue

Malls Report Higher Conversion & Revival Rates in 2021

The year 2021, marks another successful yet demanding year for the shopping centre industry. In comparison to 2020, the year was fully under the infl uence and threat of the pandemic. Shopping centres became Omnichannel and included digital innovations in their portfolio. Yes, malls becoming phygital has become a reality in India. Every mall took decisive steps in raising their digital and innovations bar. Mall developers also embraced feedback more and more from the retailers on how the current shopping centres need to embrace the phygital element, as well as their inputs for all future shopping centre developments.

Yet again the festival season turned out to be a saviour for the shopping centres and the mall developers in 2021 as well. Most malls reached the 100 per cent recovery mark during this season. The opening of cinema and multiplexes in the later half turned outto be another huge achievement. Fortunately, while the beginning of the year posed a setback for the Indian economy, the end saw a lift in business and revenues, indicating a new hope, a new dawn and a new vision for the industry in the new year.

Shopping Centre News Magazine Description:

Shopping Centre News magazine – launched at the India Shopping Centre Forum on March 18, 2008 – is currently in its 11th year of publication. In its decade+ journey, the publication continues to thrive as a knowledge resource center that collects, analyses and disseminates information on the rich Indian shopping centre industry.

The mission of the magazine is to encourage the development and spread of sophisticated management paradigms and maintenance methods, keeping in context global benchmarks of the mall industry. The monthly magazine also provides a body of focused research into the architecture, aesthetic and design aspects of shopping centres.

The magazine – which is the foremost, most authoritative publication for the shopping centre industry in India – is now available every month and in an all new format. It will continue to act as a bridge between the shopping centre developers and the retail community to help forge a mutually profitable relationship.

Shopping Centre News’ subscribers include everyone from CEOs, to marketing, leasing and fund managers to retailers, architects and retail designers. For those who want to keep up-to-date across the latest developments and events in the world of shopping centres, the magazine is a must-subscribe.