Sachin Dhanawade

‘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 COVID-19-led shutdown recovery period for malls in India has been slow but steady. While Tier II & III malls picked up first and started raking in sizeable footfalls and sales, Tier I malls soon followed, picking up the...

In India, the festive season – which begins for almost all ethnicities around the month of September – is the time when consumers all over the country buy new clothes as well as white goods. During this time, many...

India is a country of diverse people and cultures and come September, it is festival season for almost all ethnicities. A huge part of festivals in India involves the beautification and decoration of homes, places of worship and marketplaces,...

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...

In an exclusive interaction with Shopping Centre News Bureau, Sachin Dhanawade, Chief Operating Officer, Retail & Real Estate, Grauer & Weil (India) Limited, which operates Growel’s 1O1 Mall, spoke about shopping centres in COVID-19 times, while elaborating on the...

The Indian Shopping Centre Industry is reeling under immense pressure as revenue streams have dried up and retail tenants are proposing various waiver/ rental models around license fees and CAM charges amid the coronavirus pandemic. This is expected to...

The dynamics of the retail industry are rapidly changing globally. The world has seen a transition in the way consumers shop at the mall. To satisfy these burgeoning customer needs, not only retailers but malls as well are embracing...