Malls

For the first time in India’s mall history, a net negative supply of retail space was observed in 2016 due to closure of some failed malls coupled with limited new supply. While five malls shut down last year, 10...

Faced with heavy discounts from e-commerce, shopping mall owners in major cities are shaping back, going aggressive in the run up to Diwali offering freebies and easy finance options, hoping to win back the footfalls and increase their business...

It’s been more than a decade since organised retail came up in India. In the early phase of development, it was just restricted to plaza culture. Post 2003, mall culture started multiplying in the metro cities, and India started...

With the liberalisation of the FDI policy, evolving consumer preferences and entry of global retail brands in India, mall developers are busy adapting their retail developments to the changing requirements and trends. Indeed, one of the most imperative transformations...

The tug of war between modern and traditional retail formats is passé. Discussion and debates today revolve around the survival of the physical retail space in wake of the onslaught of e-commerce. In this piece, the sharpest mind from...