In this issue

If you have ever visited malls in the West, you
would see that they are extremely different from
their Indian counterparts. There is something
trendy everywhere you look, new innovations
implemented cleverly and successfully. One trend
which has come from the West is the Concept Store.
Originally, found on high streets, concept stores
are today the core of shopping malls all over the
world. In India, with the explosion of e-commerce
on the retail scene, malls use these re-imagined
and re-engineered as a means to improvise their
offerings and to rake in the footfalls.
Malls or Consumer Engagement Spaces invest in
experiential retail through concept stores, which
are all about discovery and experience – selling a
carefully curated, unique selection of products that
connect to an overarching theme.
Concept stores began small, with only apparel
stores investing in them, but now almost every
segment of the industry is experimenting. Be it F&B
outlets, apparel & accessories, sports equipment
stores, homewares, and even hypermarts and
supermarts, they all use concept stores to test
innovative ideas which optimise the customer’s
journey. They offer experimental elements such as
a cafés or exhibition spaces, enhancing their appeal to shoppers seeking a particular lifestyle.
The August edition of the Shopping Centre News
studies the impact and growth of concept stores in
the Indian Shopping Mall Industry. The issue talks
about mall developers’ definition of the concept
store and the kind of outlets they offer to attract
local shoppers.
Aside from this, the edition talks about Corporate
Social Responsibility and what malls are doing to
abide by it since the mandatory introduction of
spending on CSR brought on by the Companies Act
2013. The feature also discusses how this medium
of helping society is actually becoming a consumer
engagement tool, increasing brand awareness for
the mall.

Select Citywalk: Making Shopping An Experience To Remember

This year, Select CITYWALK will be focusing on expanding categories like ethnic wear and sports stores which are missing in the mall, while also adding more F&B options…

5 mins

Concept Stores: Bringing Innovative Ideas, Experiences To Indian Malls

The concept store is, by definition, a place where new ideas are put together in a bid to enhance the shopper experience and sell more products. In addition, many concept stores offer experimental elements such as a café or exhibition space, enhancing their appeal to those shoppers seeking a particular lifestyle…

10 mins

Synergy Between Retail Real Estate And Modern Retail Growth

India’s retail sector has been undergoing structural changes for the last two decades. Shopping malls, lined with specialty retailers, started dotting the retail markets of the country’s top cities during the mid-1990s. Since then, the ‘mall culture’ gradually pervaded the population, especially in the metros and mini-metros, heralding the beginning of the modern retail movement in India.

10+ mins

FECS Come Into Play As Tier II Malls Turn Community Hubs

Even as shopping malls strive to lure and retain customers with a huge blend of shopping, fun, food and activities, the big bag of retail brands with just a couple of dining options thrown in is no longer sufficient enough. This is where the concept of FECs comes into play. To script a radical change in the business viability of organised retailing, consumer connect is imperative and to fuel this change, a substantial amount of exposure is being allocated to FEC zones in malls...

10 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.