‘To each his own’, is definitely not an adage that shopping centres would agree to abide by given the current circumstances. In fact, of all the entities, shopping centres today are perhaps at the epitome of setting examples on...
Mumbai, India’s financial capital may have been the last to let shopping centres open their doors for consumers but six months since the opening, business has picked up and is almost at par with that of malls across other...
The concept of cross-channel content strategy that retail companies use to improve their user experience and foster deeper relationships with their consumers across touchpoints – Omnichannel Retail – has existed in retail for almost a decade now. Going ‘Omnichannel’...
Even as torrential rains lashed the city, the malls in Mumbai witnessed 15-20 percent footfall on Wednesday, on opening after a gap of over four months. The malls were mostly visited by individuals who were middle age and young,...
The Shopping Centre industry all over the world is a catalyst of organised retail and a major contributor to the success of major drivers of the economy including Entertainment, Fashion, Cinema, F&B, Electronics, FMCG, and many more.
The onset of...
Envisioned as a fashion and entertainment destination, Oberoi Mall opened its doors for shoppers on April 15, 2008. The mall, which will soon be celebrating its 12th anniversary, it has occupied a significant position in the minds of shoppers...
What goes into making of a perfect mall? Is it mall design, location, brand mix, zoning, ambiance, great F&B and leisure options or offering of basic services to shoppers walking into the mall? From a shopper’s point of view,...
What brings a shopper to malls? Great brands, excellent ambience, family entertainment zones? While it’s true that all of these factors are crowd-pullers, what really brings in the footfalls is a great foodservice offering.
Traditionally, shopping has always been associated...
Anuj Arora, General Manager, Oberoi Mall, spoke to FoodService India on what makes it one of the most popular F&B destinations in Mumbai’s western suburbs.
What is your opinion about food and leisure being critical to the success of a...
Shopping malls are the lifeline of the modern retail industry. The great Indian shopping mall boom began innocuously enough in the early 2000s, with just three malls in existence in the entire country. Nineteen years later, the number has...