In this issue

Readying to reboot, again Despite the devastating blow India received at the start of the current fi nancial year, shopping centre developers have remained resilient and hopeful of better days to come. Many utilised their spaces to aid communities, while others upped their digital games to continue shopper engagement.

Businesses and startups in retail and consumer tech also worked overtime to ensure customers did not have to face challenges similar to ones they had to face in 2020. Organising vaccination drives by shopping centres also went some way in lifting the morale of theconsumers.

The June 2021 edition of Shopping Centre News brings to our readers an analysis of how shopping centres are once again preparing themselves with the ‘New Normals’ to counter the pandemic and welcome their shoppers with double fervor. Despite this excitement to see consumers back in the mall, shopping centres are under tremendous pressure, as theycontinue to deal with huge challenges and burdens, related to revenue, losses worth crores and are in need of fi nancial support both from the Government and fi nancial institutions. The issue addresses how malls are responding to and dealing successfully, in an organised manner, with new challenges, learnings, SOPs, safety measures, and retailers’ response to change in consumer behaviour.

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.