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This, as well as the snow-balling popularity of social
media, has opened unprecedented retail opportunities
for the fashion industry. And mall developers in India
have been quick to take advantage. They are increasingly
allotting more and more space to fashion brands, which
in turn are aggressively expanding across the country.
Western wear brands, including fast fashion and casual
wear, are also becoming more and more popular,
expanding rapidly due to increasing consumer demand.
The cover story of Shopping Centre News, February-
March 2019, ‘Fashion Retail: The Money Spinner in Malls’
explores the workings of the fashion retail community
within the larger setting of the Indian mall. In keeping with
our upcoming flagship event, India Fashion Forum 2019,
being held on March 27-28 in Mumbai, we delve deep into
why fashion is the largest and by far the most pro􀍤 table
category for Indian malls. The story examines why the
‘fashion floor’ is the most important floor for malls, how
much revenue it generates, and how much space and
status malls accord to the fashion segment.
The feature also brings to the readers, the inside view,
gleaned from in-depth interviews with mall heads and
developers, while studying change in consumer income
and demographic pro􀍤 le and the role of technological
innovations, cultural shifts, social media and brand
endorsements play in the growing standing of fashion
retail within malls.

Fashion Retail: The Money Spinner For Indian Malls

A boom in the fashion retail segment in shopping malls in India can be attributed to a number of reasons including an increase in the number of brands in the premium fashion category, the entry of global brands and fast fashion retailers, and the subsequent growing demand for quality Grade A retail real estate space. We bring an in-depth analysis of why fashion is the number one category in shopping malls pan India…

8 mins

Shopping Malls, Restaurant Chains Bridge Differences To Explore Revenue Sharing At India Food Forum 2019

On the concluding day of the 2-day forum, a cross-section of owners of restaurant chains and mall developers sat together to address the issue of vacant F&B spaces in several malls across the country, which are of a grave concern to the food retail industry…

8 mins

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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.