Phygital Retail A Story of India's Fashion Future

On a Saturday evening in Bangalore's Forum Mall, Aisha, a 23-year-old consultant, sips her cold coffee while scrolling her phone. For retailers, malls offer unmatched visibility but come with steep costs, with rents alone consuming 15-20% of revenue.. RetailGPT shifts this balance by enabling businesses without the burden of physical store commitments.

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On a Saturday evening in Bangalore's Forum Mall, Aisha, a 23-year-old consultant, sips her cold coffee while scrolling her phone. She spots a pair of sneakers from a global brand-one she can't find in the mall's stores. Instead of leaving disappointed, she opens the mall's RetailGPTpowered app. A flash deal pops up: buy the sneakers online now and earn a free cinema discount in the same mall. Within minutes, the order is placed. A few days later, the sneakers arrive at her doorstep. For Aisha, the joy of the mall-its buzzing energy, cafés, and entertainment-blends seamlessly with the ease of online shopping.

Meanwhile, across the country in Delhi, Aarav, the founder of a rising streetwear label, faces a common struggle: how to enter India’s premium malls. Rent is daunting—₹5-10 lakh a month— and waiting lists are long. But through RetailGPT, Aarav lists his collection digitally inside the same malls. His brand gains visibility to mall shoppers without a single square foot of leased space. He sees data in real time: which hoodie style clicks with Bangalore teens, which colors trend in Mumbai. Instead of betting his capital on rent, he uses insights to plan his next collection.

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