any video of the launch party i did see professional videographers @ work

Sudheesh may be able to get few, i'm in Dubai buddy :)

^^
Cool...btw can u tell me what the technology behind the digital ads is, its certainly not LEDs...as an EC engineer its eating my head from long time

Let me try...

Ozone Urbana alone will provide 50K Employment forget TCS SEZ .Take abt firms like Intuit ,Microsoft , Citi Bank ,amazon etc these are the firms that pay well .Infosys and TCS pay is nothing more than or on par weith Central Government Pay scale ,with which you can lead a decent life but not a luxurious one.Embassy has 178 acre SEZ for which they have already raised 3000 cores with major pre lease to cognizant .Problem with Bangalore is you just have package software firms which fails to achieve economy of scale .A Microsoft just with 40000 of its employees makes hell lot more money than cumulative income of all firms in India .Never measure e a firms worth by number of employees .That's problem with most of Indians and their mentality.Instagram with just 8 ppl was valued @ 100 billion USD (4000 Crs) .It is the quality of work that matters not some chop shop work.India ,Korea and Taiwan all started on a level filed as a result of late Industrialization .India's ISI (Import Substitution policy of Industrialization) was so bad that it failed to create Cutting Edge Technology and produced Obsolete Products .Which Korea and Taiwan which were poorer than India today are have created national champions who are taking on Tech Majors in USA.While our so called champions beg for outsourcing work


All are on paper projects. These projects will never materilize. I have seen several such big bang announcement in past in all parts of bangalore but none of them ever got implemented. Simply by making software parks is not going to bring software companies in the parks you listed. Fact is if bangalore is able to retain the no. of software companies it has currently, that itself will be a big achievement. I don't think you are goign to see any further software employment in bangalore from any MNC biggies like MS,Oracle,SAP etc.. So all the parks which you have listed will be used to play football :)

Even if any area in bangalore is goign to witness it is going to be east bangalore or part of north bangalore which is toward east.. e.g. budigere road, hoskote etc. North bangalore area todwards devanhalli and west will never emerge as hotspot. You can very well get this from the fact that even thou government has generously given land to companies in these areas none of them are setting up any offices, primarily due to severe scarcity of water and also aprtly due to non of the sw folks willing to move in these areas.

Also dont preach me about diff. between MS and TCS, I know it better than you(being employed by top notch MNC since last 15 yrs). Fact is that if these indian software firms pull out of the market,your dreams of north bangalore will be dreams forever. ONly comapnies which are expanding in blore is these indian based software services firm. Forget about MNC's captive units expanding there presence in bangalore. Even if they expand, it will be in there existing offices.

All are on paper projects. These projects will never materilize. I have seen several such big bang announcement in past in all parts of bangalore but none of them ever got implemented. Simply by making software parks is not going to bring software companies in the parks you listed. Fact is if bangalore is able to retain the no. of software companies it has currently, that itself will be a big achievement. I don't think you are goign to see any further software employment in bangalore from any MNC biggies like MS,Oracle,SAP etc.. So all the parks which you have listed will be used to play football :)

Even if any area in Bangalore is going to witness it is going to be east bangalore or part of north bangalore which is toward east.. e.g. budigere road, hoskote etc. North bangalore area todwards devanhalli and west will never emerge as hotspot. You can very well get this from the fact that even thou government has generously given land to companies in these areas none of them are setting up any offices, primarily due to severe scarcity of water and also aprtly due to non of the sw folks willing to move in these areas.

Also dont preach me about diff. between MS and TCS, I know it better than you(being employed by top notch MNC since last 15 yrs). Fact is that if these indian software firms pull out of the market,your dreams of north bangalore will be dreams forever. ONly comapnies which are expanding in blore is these indian based software services firm. Forget about MNC's captive units expanding there presence in bangalore. Even if they expand, it will be in there existing offices.

you also don't teach me who will go to budigere ? Heard of financial City ?? Aerospace Park ??? International Convention Center?where are they coming up .Whitefield grew because of proximity to operational HAL post that only small projects are under execution.are firms mad to pay 75 lakhs /acre and deposit money if they are not going to build campus .Connectivity that Devanahalli Enjoys with 14 lane highway and 6 lane elevated Road .Does Whitefield have .

Talking abt Years of exp .people who work for 15 or 30 who cares .do you make decisions for your company in terms of land purchase .max what you can do is bid for a project else manage a team or group of projects .Where your company asks you to go you should go that's it . ppl like Murthy and Premji beg for cheap land when they can go place like Indore ,Mangalore and WB .why not Bangalore North .

You are the one who is dreaming that Whitefield will grow further.show me any 100+ acre project approved in recent time in Whitefield.Manyata feteches more rentals then tech parks in Whitefield

Ecity,Tumkur Road,Devanhalli have best connectivity

while Whitefield has very narrow roads .does it boast of 6 lane Expressway,Elevated Corridor .How much load can existing roads take?

TCS also has 100 acres in ITIR for which they have payed 750 crs to Government for land.By the TCS has rented properties in Whitefield and Ecity new campus may not add headcount .Existing work force may be moved to new SEZ.

How many big projects have you seen which did not take off .could you enlighten us with some project descriptions?

Expand in Existing Office .How do u say that .Let us take example of
IBM they have offices in Embassy Golf Links (Old Airport Road) ,Manyata Embassy (Hebbal) and BG Road
Target has offices in Embassy Golf Links (Old Airport Road) ,Manyata Embassy (Hebbal)
Cognizant has offices in Bagmange SEZ and Manyata Embassy (Hebbal)
Oracle has offices in BG Road and Sarjapur

Companies will always want to de Risk Business Operations .They will prefer places which are 30-40 kms apart to restore operations as early as possible in case of catastrophic problems

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-COiccwSdsD0/T5MUBe_IAjI/AAAAAAAAHwo/N0Gu1IMbWW8/s1600/Untitled.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VeDhdTOi-J4/T5MUDf8pV0I/AAAAAAAAHww/LvjVHifOhlk/s1600/Untitled1.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E773L9LlWBk/T5MUEvUQX3I/AAAAAAAAHw4/ro-zM3RuxCA/s1600/Untitled3.jpg

you also don't teach me who will go to budigere ? Heard of financial City ?? Aerospace Park ??? International Convention Center?where are they coming up .Whitefield grew because of proximity to operational HAL post that only small projects are under execution.are firms mad to pay 75 lakhs /acre and deposit money if they are not going to build campus .Connectivity that Devanahalli Enjoys with 14 lane highway and 6 lane elevated Road .Does Whitefield have .




Talking abt Years of exp .people who work for 15 or 30 who cares .do you make decisions for your company in terms of land purchase .max what you can do is bid for a project else manage a team or group of projects .Where your company asks you to go you should go that's it . ppl like Murthy and Premji beg for cheap land when they can go place like Indore ,Mangalore and WB .why not Bangalore North .

You are the one who is dreaming that Whitefield will grow further.show me any 100+ acre project approved in recent time in Whitefield.Manyata feteches more rentals then tech parks in Whitefield

Ecity,Tumkur Road,Devanhalli have best connectivity

while Whitefield has very narrow roads .does it boast of 6 lane Expressway,Elevated Corridor .How much load can existing roads take?

TCS also has 100 acres in ITIR for which they have payed 750 crs to Government for land.By the TCS has rented properties in Whitefield and Ecity new campus may not add headcount .Existing work force may be moved to new SEZ.

How many big projects have you seen which did not take off .could you enlighten us with some project descriptions?

Expand in Existing Office .How do u say that .Let us take example of
IBM they have offices in Embassy Golf Links (Old Airport Road) ,Manyata Embassy (Hebbal) and BG Road
Target has offices in Embassy Golf Links (Old Airport Road) ,Manyata Embassy (Hebbal)
Cognizant has offices in Bagmange SEZ and Manyata Embassy (Hebbal)
Oracle has offices in BG Road and Sarjapur

Companies will always want to de Risk Business Operations .They will prefer places which are 30-40 kms apart to restore operations as early as possible in case of catastrophic problems


Heard of financial City ?? Aerospace Park ??? International Convention Center? --- Again you are talking of only paper projects. None of these are goign to materialize. Who will setup shop in financial city???? Name in company.. maybe you own one of those..ha ha ha ha...

Except Manyta tech aprk which is nto truly north bangalore. COmpanies pref. it becoz of proximity to whitefield. Devanhalli is 8 yrs old and not a single resideintial complex is having more than 10% occupancy. Companie sbuys land not just tos etup shops but to invest also. Talking of 100 acre campuses.. Can you tell me which IT company really need such big campus?


Tell me any other comapnies which has more than 100 employee (yes you heard it right.. I m talking about only 100 employees..forgot thousands and lacs) in north bangalore(dont consider manyta tech park as north bangalore).?

Please dont take me wrong but north bangalore is doomed. Talking on 6 lanes highway. Did you recently visited NH-4 OLD Madras road. If nto.. definitely visit it.

IT companies have no long term future. Long term future comapnies like mfg. industries and auto companies are investing heavily on Old madras road..(Please do some googling and search for Narsapur industrial area and these are not paper projects like you described above. There are real companies like volvo,Hondo etc investing heavily in these areas.

Please wake and smell coffee. I have seen u posting about north bangalore since past 6 years.. same thing again and again and none of the projects ever took off what you had posted

Just got back from the orion launch...great fireworks and unlimited alcohol :)

I missed it.. this could have been ssc bangalore get together :) indians think alcohol is bad, but prohibition in USA sent the crime rate soaring. anyway there will be few more launches of orion :lol:

You were there?? Good.

Yeah. I'm sure I would've recognized you if I ran into you but there were SO many people there. Anyway, it was a good event and mall is looking even better now that more stores are open and the lakeside restaurants are almost ready.

anyway there will be few more launches of orion :lol:

:lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U54fP2AW0Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Hope this link works...

1U54fP2AW0Y

Heard of financial City ?? Aerospace Park ??? International Convention Center? --- Again you are talking of only paper projects. None of these are goign to materialize. Who will setup shop in financial city???? Name in company.. maybe you own one of those..ha ha ha ha...

Except Manyta tech aprk which is nto truly north bangalore. COmpanies pref. it becoz of proximity to whitefield. Devanhalli is 8 yrs old and not a single resideintial complex is having more than 10% occupancy. Companie sbuys land not just tos etup shops but to invest also. Talking of 100 acre campuses.. Can you tell me which IT company really need such big campus?


Tell me any other comapnies which has more than 100 employee (yes you heard it right.. I m talking about only 100 employees..forgot thousands and lacs) in north bangalore(dont consider manyta tech park as north bangalore).?

Please dont take me wrong but north bangalore is doomed. Talking on 6 lanes highway. Did you recently visited NH-4 OLD Madras road. If nto.. definitely visit it.

IT companies have no long term future. Long term future comapnies like mfg. industries and auto companies are investing heavily on Old madras road..(Please do some googling and search for Narsapur industrial area and these are not paper projects like you described above. There are real companies like volvo,Hondo etc investing heavily in these areas.

Please wake and smell coffee. I have seen u posting about north bangalore since past 6 years.. same thing again and again and none of the projects ever took off what you had posted

You are in Dreamland I quote with facts

Financial City
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XynPD2jnJP0/T4JcwULk-UI/AAAAAAAAHa0/Yk57IHk2Yhw/s1600/Untitled.png

Brigade Magnum (0.5 million sqft Office Space on Bellary Road off Hebbal)
http://www.brigadegroup.com/commercial/images/proj_images/magnum.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6820902728_87401f14a6_b.jpg

Ozone Jeevitam (Bangalore First Pharma SEZ) 325 acres
http://www.ozonegroup.com/images/jeevitham/Jeevitham01.jpg

Sattva Galleria 0.3 Million Sqft Office Space
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZQmIJcZaqo/T4RTMxlrCeI/AAAAAAAAHco/cMp3YV1c294/s1600/f04e16b01083fa7d8cc6b2d9bbc89306.jpg

RMZ galleria 1 million sqft Office Space
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6217092630_df787df3ef_b.jpg

Karle SEZ (4 million sqft)
http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/65315/1375147/20111129_karle-render2.jpg
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9581/image0245u.jpg

Aerospace SEZ & Park 250 acre SEZ and 1000 acre Park
Dynamic Aviation
http://bangaloreaerospacepark.com/gallery2/photos/Dynamatics/DSC_0057.JPG
BEML
http://bangaloreaerospacepark.com/gallery2/photos/BEML_Compound/F%20(3).JPG
will post pics of Aerospace Park

Gulf Oil Corp to develop IT/ITES SEZ in Bengaluru
Gulf Oil Corporation announced Tuesday its plans for developing its 39.37 acres property at Yelahanka, Bengaluru into an IT/ITES SEZ of 30 acres and the balance 9.37 acres for hospitality, retail malls and hotels/service apartments.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has vide its notification dated Mar. 14, 2012 notified the company`s project at Bengaluru, admeasuring 12.14 hectares (30 acres approx) situated at Yelahanka as Special Economic Zone for set up of a sector specific information technology and information technology enabling services including Electronic Hardware and Business Process Outsourcing under Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Shares of the company gained Rs 3.1, or 4.07%, to settle at Rs 79.30. The total volume of shares traded was 107,094 at the BSE (Tuesday).
http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20120327164219715&dir=2012/03/27&secID=corporates


All this are ongoing projects

It used to be Bangalore vs another city... Now it is one part vs another?

Fact is, north and east have a huge number of projects... Both regions have immense potential (yes, whitefield has a lot of potential)


Now there's little meaning in arguing which is better. In any case they're both are in Bangalore city..

North, east, west or south.. this intracity regionalism must be shown an end to.. please.

It used to be Bangalore vs another city... Now it is one part vs another?

Fact is, north and east have a huge number of projects... Both regions have immense potential (yes, whitefield has a lot of potential)


Now there's little meaning in arguing which is better. In any case they're both are in Bangalore city..

North, east, west or south.. this intracity regionalism must be shown an end to.. please.

I did not start this .If somebody starts i have to defend my writing with facts.Fact is Devanhalli with 0 SEZ's on date commands 6000 INR for Villas.White Whitefield with everything gets much lower

Heard of financial City ?? Aerospace Park ??? International Convention Center? --- Again you are talking of only paper projects. None of these are goign to materialize. Who will setup shop in financial city???? Name in company.. maybe you own one of those..ha ha ha ha...

Except Manyta tech aprk which is nto truly north bangalore. COmpanies pref. it becoz of proximity to whitefield. Devanhalli is 8 yrs old and not a single resideintial complex is having more than 10% occupancy. Companie sbuys land not just tos etup shops but to invest also. Talking of 100 acre campuses.. Can you tell me which IT company really need such big campus?


Tell me any other comapnies which has more than 100 employee (yes you heard it right.. I m talking about only 100 employees..forgot thousands and lacs) in north bangalore(dont consider manyta tech park as north bangalore).?

Please dont take me wrong but north bangalore is doomed. Talking on 6 lanes highway. Did you recently visited NH-4 OLD Madras road. If nto.. definitely visit it.

IT companies have no long term future. Long term future comapnies like mfg. industries and auto companies are investing heavily on Old madras road..(Please do some googling and search for Narsapur industrial area and these are not paper projects like you described above. There are real companies like volvo,Hondo etc investing heavily in these areas.

Please wake and smell coffee. I have seen u posting about north bangalore since past 6 years.. same thing again and again and none of the projects ever took off what you had posted

6 yrs OMG i have been in scc only from 2009 when did i post 6 yrs ago say something with sense

I did not start this .If somebody starts i have to defend my writing with facts.Fact is Devanhalli with 0 SEZ's on date commands 6000 INR for Villas.White Whitefield with everything gets much lower

I didn't say you started it... I'm not blaming you sir.. don't take me wrong.. people will talk crap here.. better just ignore..

IT companies have no long term future. Long term future comapnies like mfg. industries and auto companies are investing heavily on Old madras road

What exactly do you mean by that?

It used to be Bangalore vs another city... Now it is one part vs another?

Fact is, north and east have a huge number of projects... Both regions have immense potential (yes, whitefield has a lot of potential)


Now there's little meaning in arguing which is better. In any case they're both are in Bangalore city..

North, east, west or south.. this intracity regionalism must be shown an end to.. please.

+1 , Stop this crap please.

^^ city vs city or north vs east is quite fine as long as it is in a civilized manner - we dont need pseudo moderators here :bash: but avinash attacks if something is told against north :ohno: villas are not mainstream housing

^^ city vs city or north vs east is quite fine as long as it is in a civilized manner - we dont need pseudo moderators here :bash: but avinash attacks if something is told against north :ohno: villas are not mainstream housing

have i used abusive lang any where .It just provide facts to support my claim.I have nothing for or against east or south or West .

Its OK to have discussions about which part of the city might witness better development, but we must show the door to scum who come and thump their chests about the "tax" they are paying, and such stuff.

Fact is, some useless idiots come and get into a payment seat in some college somewhere in the state because their own places and families are fit for nothing better than grazing cattle. They scrape through four years, and then mug up puzzles and aptitude tests and start working as a code coolie in some sweatshop or the other.

And then, they think they have achieved the pinnacle in life, they are "contributing tax" towards the city, they are superior species, and so on.

Actually, they are retards who are fit only to graze cows in whichever shithole they came from. They are just lucky that their baap was able to spend enough money to send him away from that place to Bangalore, where he can at least work as a code coolie, if nothing else.

I am in the IT industry myself, and I have seen enough of such people with an inflated sense of self-importance, who actually have zero capabilities. They need to be beaten till they come to their senses, retards!

When people get down to using slangs like "bhosrike" etc etc .... I like to be pseudo-moderator :banana:. any problem ???


Its OK to have discussions about which part of the city might witness better development, but we must show the door to scum who come and thump their chests about the "tax" they are paying, and such stuff.

Fact is, some useless idiots come and get into a payment seat in some college somewhere in the state because their own places and families are fit for nothing better than grazing cattle. They scrape through four years, and then mug up puzzles and aptitude tests and start working as a code coolie in some sweatshop or the other.

And then, they think they have achieved the pinnacle in life, they are "contributing tax" towards the city, they are superior species, and so on.

Actually, they are retards who are fit only to graze cows in whichever shithole they came from. They are just lucky that their baap was able to spend enough money to send him away from that place to Bangalore, where he can at least work as a code coolie, if nothing else.

I am in the IT industry myself, and I have seen enough of such people with an inflated sense of self-importance, who actually have zero capabilities. They need to be beaten till they come to their senses, retards!

:lol: :cheers:

When people get down to using slangs like "bhosrike" etc etc .... I like to be pseudo-moderator :banana:. any problem ???



+1

When people get down to using slangs like "bhosrike" etc etc .... I like to be pseudo-moderator :banana:. any problem ???
:lol: :cheers:

+2

I too think moderators must not accept anything even bordering on foul language & arrogant arguments without substantiation.

Btw what does it mean? Anyway its all adding up to our workload.

Ultimately what happens is that most of the threads gets spoiled and genuine forummers loose interest

Yeah. I'm sure I would've recognized you if I ran into you but there were SO many people there.


I am cent per cent sure that even if you had recognised him and were standing very close to him you would not have said "Hi! this is hedo" :lol: Right?

I am cent per cent sure that even if you had recognised him and were standing very close to him you would not have said "Hi! this is hedo" :lol: Right?

:lol: Perhaps. But that's just the Yagya in me.

I am cent per cent sure that even if you had recognised him and were standing very close to him you would not have said "Hi! this is hedo" :lol: Right?

Oh, is it?

The event was only on invitations, we were expecting some 3000+, and the whole area was cordoned off and public access from Mall to lake side promenade was stopped. We had security personnel, 'Bouncers' also employed. Only those with 'Invitation Card' were let in. And of course, our team was also there to assist and welcome those whom we knew who turned up without Invitation cards.

Avinash came only at the end, he called me and I took him inside.

:lol: Perhaps. But that's just the Yagya in me.

What was that?

What was that?

You know how Yagya NEVER reveals his identity(name/age/profession)? I guess I'm the same(but to a smaller degree) . Although I would probably break my rule to hang out with the Blore SSC crowd :)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q1Fxc7SU-Jw/T5O9Eh7qQ_I/AAAAAAAAHxE/HrkVLX_2FbU/s1600/Untitled.jpg

Sattva Galleria is not a Mall It's Office Space according to sattva website

You know how Yagya NEVER reveals his identity(name/age/profession)? I guess I'm the same(but to a smaller degree) . Although I would probably break my rule to hang out with the Blore SSC crowd :)

u can wear sunglasses and suit and shoes and then meet ssc people.. others won't come to know who u r B)

http://img.india-forums.com/wallpapers/1280x1024/20306-sanjay-dutt-with-his-bodyguard.jpg
http://india-forums.com/wallpaper/1280x1024/20306-sanjay-dutt-with-his-bodyguard.htm

u can wear sunglasses and suit and shoes and then meet ssc people.. others won't come to know who u r B)

Thanks,we can identify who gentem is :)

Saw bursting of rockets & lights that were getting focussed on Brigade WTC y'day? Whats was the programme that went on in Orion & its surroundings?

Thanks,we can identify who gentem is :)

:laugh:

Official launch of Orion as well as completion of all components of Brigade Gateway Enclave.

A lady gymnast (phoren) hanging to a balloon doing acrobatics and gliding across the audience unvieled the Orion logo on the Mall building.

Similar acrobats were done by other 'phoren' artists inside big balloons rolling over the waters of the lake.

uj_SVsSg1Bs

I did not start this .If somebody starts i have to defend my writing with facts.Fact is Devanhalli with 0 SEZ's on date commands 6000 INR for Villas.White Whitefield with everything gets much lower

Again you are dreaming. IN whitefield villas are upward Rs 10k per sqft. Go and check prices of Adarsh villas/Prestige ozone etc and yes these are market prices on which transactions are happening not some virtual quoted prices and 0 villas being sold.

Developers are able to attract folks in north bangalore by offering huge plot areas as land is quite cheap over there whereas they cant do the same thing in whitefield where land is precious. Please dont feel bad but north will take atleast 10 yrs time to reach where whitefield is even thou gov. is pushing it so much and not doing anything for whitefield.

Guys, please stop this nonsense.

BTW north is not yet up to the East- South East..

The volumes are still with eastern quadrant.

Guys, please stop this nonsense.

BTW north is not yet up to the East- South East..

The volumes are still with eastern quadrant.

Yes, agreed. This discussion is not worth. Both the areas have there own potential. Lets move-on

http://img.india-forums.com/wallpapers/1280x1024/20306-sanjay-dutt-with-his-bodyguard.jpg
http://india-forums.com/wallpaper/1280x1024/20306-sanjay-dutt-with-his-bodyguard.htm

:rofl:

^^:lol:

Gentem has sense of humour....

Ready for a bright start
Apr 24, 2012 :
Mall World
The inauguration of the Brigade Group’s new shopping complex, Orion Mall was held recently at Brigade Gateway, Malleswaram.

As people poured in to the second floor of the new mall, they could choose between various wines and juices, which were finely complemented with ‘hors d’oeuvres’, which included cheese and kebabs, all of which were served in front of a man-made lake which lay at the centre of the entire enclave.

While everyone indulged in conversation, a live band performed some classics like ‘Killing Me Softly’ and ‘Time After Time’ to set a subtle evening mood. Security was of course high, but this had no negative effect on the evening whatsoever.

The presentation began with a small documentary on a large AV screen about the group followed by a speech by the managing director, welcoming the chief guests and the guests of honour.

The mall has been open to the public for quite some time but all the stores are not fully functional, but will be complete in the few weeks. The complex has different kinds of showrooms that cater to all ages and gender.

The show was unique and it was definitely something that Bangaloreans haven’t seen before. The official unveiling started with the moves of a young dance group who rocked the stage.

While the spectators were cheering, out of nowhere, a huge balloon with an acrobat attached ascended from the ground. As she twisted and turned in the air, the colour of her suit changed from red to blue to green.

The ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from the audience were a dead give away that they were having a great time. She pulled off a sheet that uncovered the mall’s name and safely descended back to the ground.

But if that wasn’t enough, a dazzling display of fireworks from both sides of the plaza definitely sealed the deal.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/244206/ready-bright-start.html

^^Vinod can u confirm if brigade is coming up with any mall in Mysore? They had this brigade vantage u/c but now works have stopped.Recently read an article which said brigade to set up malls in bangy,chennai and mysore.

^^Vinod can u confirm if brigade is coming up with any mall in Mysore? They had this brigade vantage u/c but now works have stopped.Recently read an article which said brigade to set up malls in bangy,chennai and mysore.

Yes akash, mysore mall is on plan... May have got delayed for different reason.. But its going to come up.. Other than that Chennai project may have a Mall.. Part of 20 acre mixed use township.. brigade Millenium

While reading Today's Economic Times, i read a article of a few websites offering grocery delivered to customers place free of cost with options like e-payment, card payment & Cash on delivery option with reasonable discounts.

This would surely bring competition to groceries and the mall culture way of shopping in long run.

So Malls need to watch out too.

@ Sudheesh & Vinod,

When is PVR opening at Orion??

Yes akash, mysore mall is on plan... May have got delayed for different reason.. But its going to come up.. Other than that Chennai project may have a Mall.. Part of 20 acre mixed use township.. brigade Millenium

k thanks a lot vinod,i remember seeing it in brigadeinsight some time back.... works have completely stopped at the site

^^
Cool...btw can u tell me what the technology behind the digital ads is, its certainly not LEDs...as an EC engineer its eating my head from long time
That could be LFDs(Large format display). These are special type of LCDs designed specially by keeping large audience in mind.
Adv : Better viewing exp from different angles unlike LCDs & long term usage 20+ hours/day & 7 days/week.

visit here (http://www.samsunglfd.com/index.do)

M8zMsH99fCo

Embassy is not building a mall in hebbal it's just a residential project so no malls coming up in and around hebbal as on date .Project launch for embassy project is first week of july

While reading Today's Economic Times, i read a article of a few websites offering grocery delivered to customers place free of cost with options like e-payment, card payment & Cash on delivery option with reasonable discounts.

This would surely bring competition to groceries and the mall culture way of shopping in long run.

So Malls need to watch out too.



You mean this. It got private equity funding recently.

http://bigbasket.com/

But, there is no threat to malls, as malls are not only meant for groceries. We can call this format a success, if it can take 1% of total retail market and 10% of total organised retail market. In the long run, they cannot offer discounts. Else, its fate will be similar to that of Indian airline industry

It isn't a great sucess in US, where the infrastructure is better off and the shops are very far. India has infrastructure issues apart from the fact that the retail shops are pretty closeby, especially in cities like Mumbai. It may be a bit of success in cities like Bangalore and NCR.

You mean this. It got private equity funding recently.

http://bigbasket.com/

But, there is no threat to malls, as malls are not only meant for groceries. We can call this format a success, if it can take 1% of total retail market and 10% of total organised retail market. In the long run, they cannot offer discounts. Else, its fate will be similar to that of Indian airline industry

It isn't a great sucess in US, where the infrastructure is better off and the shops are very far. India has infrastructure issues apart from the fact that the retail shops are pretty closeby, especially in cities like Mumbai. It may be a bit of success in cities like Bangalore and NCR.

Labor cost will remain cheap in India though fuel costs may increase. I stll think India has a better chance to make this succeed than US or elsewhere.

ORION LAUNCH

http://www.hybiz.tv/Orion-Mall---Bengaluru/166872

M8zMsH99fCo
Same Video which i have uploaded on youtube

You mean this. It got private equity funding recently.

http://bigbasket.com/

But, there is no threat to malls, as malls are not only meant for groceries. We can call this format a success, if it can take 1% of total retail market and 10% of total organised retail market. In the long run, they cannot offer discounts. Else, its fate will be similar to that of Indian airline industry

It isn't a great sucess in US, where the infrastructure is better off and the shops are very far. India has infrastructure issues apart from the fact that the retail shops are pretty closeby, especially in cities like Mumbai. It may be a bit of success in cities like Bangalore and NCR.

Yes that website offers discounts, but im not sure if reliance fresh or other places give similar discounts. i should check the bill next time

Yes that website offers discounts, but im not sure if reliance fresh or other places give similar discounts. i should check the bill next time

until we have time we will not mind going to the shops. between people still worry for using Credit Cards Online atleast for something like a kg onion -50Bucks . Supply Chain is horrible in India so this would be a failure - This could work with Walmart Online in India or Amazon going into full fledged delivery mode. Walmart is trying hard to cover online market in US.

-deleted-

Superb Video Sudheesh Bhai.

ORION LAUNCH

http://www.hybiz.tv/Orion-Mall---Bengaluru/166872

A new mall in the city offers a number of shopping options


Bangalore has added yet another mall to its landscape.The latest to join the list is Orion mall at Brigade Gateway,which was launched on April 21.
The design of the mall,including the water installations inside the building,and the Tree of life outside the building,provides a welcome change to customers.The mall offers a variety of merchandise with more than 150 hand-picked brands.Fashionconscious shoppers can look forward to checking out brands like Zara,Debenhams,Westside,Central,Jack and Jones and Louis Philippe.
The mall also provides a fine dining experiences with options including Toscano,Kobe Sizzlers and Mainland China.Sauce Pan,the food court,inspired by European street side eateries offers food from McDonalds,Rajdhani,Empire and others.
Other brands include Indias bowling alley Blue O,Reliance Digital and Star Bazaar.The mall offers convenient access due to its prime location and parking is hassle free.
Brigade Gateway also comprises the World Trade Centre Bangalore,5 Star Deluxe Sheraton Hotel,1200 + Premium residences,Brigade School,Columbia Asia Hospital and Galaxy Club.
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/04/26/27/Img/Pc0270600.jpg
View of the Orion Mall across the lake
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/04/26/27/Img/Pc0270700.jpg
M R Jaishankar (centre),CMD,Brigade Group,interacting with the chief guests,R Ashok,Minister for Home & Transport,Karnataka and JP Dua,CMD Allahabad Bank (right)

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/04/26/27/Img/Pc0270800.jpg
The large and spacious interiors of Orion Mall
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/04/26/27/Img/Pc0270500.jpg
Orion Lake Facade View

Orion Mall,Brigade Gateway,Dr Rajkumar Road,Rajajinagar,
Bangalore
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=27&edlabel=TOIBG&mydateHid=26-04-2012&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02700&format=&publabel=TOI

India received fresh mall supply of around 1.94 million sq ft in the quarter ended March 2012, says a new report on the retail real estate market by Cushman & Wakefield India.

Many mall projects did not come online due to delays in construction, leading to a deficit of around 50% from the estimated supply of 3.37 million sq ft for the quarter.

This space will now come into the market in the next quarter, which is expected to see a supply of 4.25 million sq ft of new space.

"The first quarter of the year has been positive for the retail market. While, mall space has been moving cautiously to ensure that the demand supply ratio remains stable to maintain rental values, high streets continue to see increased demand and interest from a range of retailers," says Jaideep Wahi, director, retail services at Cushman & Wakefield.

Of the eight major cities across India, Bangalore led the supply with 1.2 million sq ft of new space coming in this quarter. Rental values across most mall destinations across these cities remained largely stable, except for Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Hyderabad where mall rentals have seen a growth of 15-30% over the previous quarter.

In the same period, most high streets across major cities saw significant increase in rents compared to malls, reflecting the interest among retailers for high street properties.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/real-estate/news-/india-adds-1-94-million-sq-ft-of-new-mall-space-in-jan-march-quarter/articleshow/12867405.cms

Orion and Gopalan mall would comprise of the 1.2 million sq ft I guess.......

Orion and Gopalan mall would comprise of the 1.2 million sq ft I guess.......

Could be, by March 2012. Orion GLA is 8 lakhs plus and Gopalan could be 4 lakhs.

'1 MG Road' is the newest addition to the Mall scene in namma Bengaluru.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qRMlPuzUwP0/T5r5Q6R9tpI/AAAAAAAAH3U/p4EULvdREkU/s1600/522197_262593547170742_109914815771950_515097_1718136865_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mxzM34TJ3kE/T5r5Xs_gpkI/AAAAAAAAH4A/u4wX2qOW654/s1600/531330_262593617170735_109914815771950_515099_1065109291_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W1S1R0uei50/T5r5iVoD3HI/AAAAAAAAH5I/TRd9tcchKL8/s1600/576244_262593667170730_109914815771950_515101_662736569_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bXMEVslJDrM/T5r5mBT1mUI/AAAAAAAAH5c/L9tQMw_qpwE/s1600/581131_262593687170728_109914815771950_515102_663026419_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rXEXqAIpQGI/T5r5Z6Z5HHI/AAAAAAAAH4Q/70DrlUmElck/s1600/541063_262593500504080_109914815771950_515096_1836536947_n.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTbp-JoZb6Q/T5r5OwbwcOI/AAAAAAAAH3E/XR2h7BG9kDI/s1600/389575_262594297170667_109914815771950_515120_1117924336_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P3luUvGA33A/T5r5WYcIxwI/AAAAAAAAH34/1At6XoElN1I/s1600/528926_262593450504085_109914815771950_515095_930814883_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IwxajmIYnII/T5r5P_sChqI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/F4_zuzC0m9o/s1600/398835_262594423837321_109914815771950_515122_1933235611_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xbx2pjKOEJc/T5r5a2dfVNI/AAAAAAAAH4U/qvN_9vcaY4o/s1600/548092_262593883837375_109914815771950_515106_19269014_n.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HwIxyFaNOCg/T5r5TTJYalI/AAAAAAAAH3o/G89qN7nucPg/s1600/525860_262594253837338_109914815771950_515119_884000347_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5YtCOAIrh3A/T5r5Y6mjpSI/AAAAAAAAH4E/WyB0od5HRro/s1600/535268_262594143837349_109914815771950_515117_170455686_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DAm1LwnNIPw/T5r5MmIfUqI/AAAAAAAAH20/wCWsTjqd6Qs/s1600/301856_262594040504026_109914815771950_515112_1257891729_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uwW_r31Gzdw/T5r5eeH9dkI/AAAAAAAAH4s/yEYPo4ExJ-Y/s1600/564368_262594107170686_109914815771950_515115_1093301950_n.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n5Cj7uPypRI/T5r5KmnNg9I/AAAAAAAAH2o/4qxmclUgZfU/s1600/156524_262594077170689_109914815771950_515114_2072416037_n.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JF5EPB-RrOI/T5r5Nxpba5I/AAAAAAAAH3A/5EiW0ybNSyQ/s1600/36512_262593773837386_109914815771950_515104_1486034884_n.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NErUU3LX7s/T5r5pVuDgJI/AAAAAAAAH54/enYhwDnXudg/s1600/74709_262593843837379_109914815771950_515105_53232134_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OcnHPL_QsoY/T5r5cCG4VJI/AAAAAAAAH4g/zoCbydCXhKI/s1600/559488_262594387170658_109914815771950_515121_1647968298_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LAfr7DDBh94/T5r5SOS-pMI/AAAAAAAAH3g/MDbwbAZcEls/s1600/523933_262593913837372_109914815771950_515107_1157377645_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N09qS9S8IWk/T5r5oIThXaI/AAAAAAAAH5s/qqp_q7oz7PU/s1600/62589_262593950504035_109914815771950_515108_493863147_n.jpg

Debhanhams ,Blu-o ,Landmark ,Reliance Digital now open @ Orion

http://www.pvrbluo.com/images/Opening_soon_Bangalore_WEB_1.jpg
http://www.pvrbluo.com/images/Opening_soon_Bangalore_WEB_2.jpg
http://www.pvrbluo.com/images/Opening_soon_Bangalore_WEB_3.jpg

Very nice Mall.

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/04/28/36/Img/Ad0360053.png

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/04/28/50/Img/Ad0501101.png
http://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&url=http%3A%2F%2Flockerz.com%2Fs%2F199203603.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0eke65Q_j9o/T5tXafYXdPI/AAAAAAAAH7Q/ilyWDMrxivI/s1600/578831_391679880855043_276968732326159_1264857_651561501_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rxno6nblTX4/T5tXXsyrmpI/AAAAAAAAH7A/Kq9YkQ17bTY/s1600/398888_391679960855035_276968732326159_1264858_1651415401_n.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykLqD2HkSFw/T5tXVxnNO7I/AAAAAAAAH64/dCXyVg0bU8Q/s1600/306139_391680220855009_276968732326159_1264863_1143782324_n.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-31O2tJ2WusQ/T5tXY9ova9I/AAAAAAAAH7I/O7YfJ_ipEWU/s1600/558736_391680067521691_276968732326159_1264860_171251598_n.jpg

Debhanhams ,Blu-o ,Landmark ,Reliance Digital now open @ Orion

No they're not.

Demenhams is almost ready though.

Few updates from Whitefield malls after I checked out the malls there yesterday:

1. Phoenix Market City - Impressive line up of restaurants added - Copper Chimney and Noodle Bar to add to the already announced CPK, Tradervics, Cafe Noir, Rajdhani and Chillis. Few new additions to the food court as well. Cafe Coffee Day is also opening a large cafe on the ground floor. Mad over Donuts is also ready for launch and will be opened to the public in another weeks time
An exclusive Speedo store is opening next to the Planet Sports store too.

2. Ascendas Park Square - Nandos would be opening this weekend. Fitouts are done. Barbequeue Nation has also started work and should be ready for operations in couple of months time. 2 new restaurants - Shittake (Oriental) and Twenty 21(European Lounge) have also started operations. These are on the ground floor next to Habanero.
"Hive" is the second gaming zone that has opened there after "Amoeba".

3. Inorbit - May end still looks tough. However, Shoppers Stop, Copper Chimney and McDonalds have put up their banners and ads for recruitment for their Inorbit stores. Marriot work is going on in full swing and should be ready by the end of the year.

To add to the whitefield malls, SPAR has also opened doors to East Bangalore residents with its outlet in Gopalan Signature Mall.

Regards,
Riddhi

Inorbit to house 2nd HyperCITY in the whitefield area! HomeStop and Crossword are also expected to come at Inrobit. Play, the salon has opened at Phoenix MarketCity. Home Town to open shortly. Few updates from Whitefield malls after I checked out the malls there yesterday:

1. Phoenix Market City - Impressive line up of restaurants added - Copper Chimney and Noodle Bar to add to the already announced CPK, Tradervics, Cafe Noir, Rajdhani and Chillis. Few new additions to the food court as well. Cafe Coffee Day is also opening a large cafe on the ground floor. Mad over Donuts is also ready for launch and will be opened to the public in another weeks time
An exclusive Speedo store is opening next to the Planet Sports store too.

2. Ascendas Park Square - Nandos would be opening this weekend. Fitouts are done. Barbequeue Nation has also started work and should be ready for operations in couple of months time. 2 new restaurants - Shittake (Oriental) and Twenty 21(European Lounge) have also started operations. These are on the ground floor next to Habanero.
"Hive" is the second gaming zone that has opened there after "Amoeba".

3. Inorbit - May end still looks tough. However, Shoppers Stop, Copper Chimney and McDonalds have put up their banners and ads for recruitment for their Inorbit stores. Marriot work is going on in full swing and should be ready by the end of the year.

To add to the whitefield malls, SPAR has also opened doors to East Bangalore residents with its outlet in Gopalan Signature Mall.

Regards,
Riddhi

Update: Vegas mall in BG road near jayadeva cladding half finished. Curvy building :cheers:

Update: Vegas mall in BG road near jayadeva cladding half finished. Curvy building :cheers:

post pics when you visit place

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2pCOjNZono0/T6JJuS37anI/AAAAAAAAH-c/hOOUepRhgh8/s1600/Untitled2.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xsb0ocEwWxY/T6JKBlX0euI/AAAAAAAAH-s/iqHNrzfa8f0/s1600/Untitled1.jpg

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/05/05/31/Img/Ad0310307.png

Hey guys, I want to go to 1MG Road. Can anyone suggest which BMTC bus I should avail from Majestic, and where is it exactly located(nearby landmarks?)

Its right at Trinity circle..take any bus to Mayo hall like the 335E volvo's and then take a nice evening stroll to trinity circle..

Thanks...:)

jfmfYuoAoN0

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6y53qwdsONk/T6kYQnwtOgI/AAAAAAAAILs/9Nry0LnAB8E/s1600/545756_269833759780054_109914815771950_533160_126830715_n.jpg

Indians are not only cooking more, but are also experimenting with various international cuisines. Based on this insight , the Future Group has launched its second Foodhall outlet, a food lifestyle experience store chain, in Bangalore.

“Foodhall caters to the changing needs of Indians in the kitchen such as cheese paring knives or Italian breads or oyster mushrooms,” says Ms Avni Biyani, the younger daughter of Future Group CEO, Mr Kishore Biyani. As Concept Head, Foodhall, she has been driving the group's entry into the luxury food retailing business.

She says the Indian consumer's demands have changed, thanks to increased exposure to international cookery shows, magazines and global travel. “Even the store design and offerings have evolved since the first store was launched in Mumbai last year,” she points out.

Apart from gourmet food, the Bangalore store has 5,000 sq ft of “elements needed to put the food on the table with.” And so, you have products such as silicon parchment paper, aluminium foil moulds, mandolin slicers, toaster bags and cupcake liners.

Ms Biyani is quite certain that there is no other comparable store chain in the country. “There are gourmet food stores, but we offer much more than food,” she says.

She plans to expand the Foodhall chain to about 10 stores in the next two years. Although non-committal about investments in the venture, Ms Biyani is confident the Mumbai store would break even in a couple of months and the Bangalore outlet in a year's time.

Over 70 per cent of the products at Foodhall are imported. The size of the Indian gourmet food market is estimated at around Rs 6,500 crore, and growing at a compound annual rate of 20 per cent.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3394031.ece

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7158842804_dd0f9c9828_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7158843390_c9427e30e7_b.jpg
Approved Master plan
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/7158842424_2aa14e1fdc_b.jpg

31MXh9E5ZXE

^^ they should be distinction between past and future... "coming up" can be displayed. people will confuse between renders and actual buildings..

These centrals are more like hypermarket though they got multiplex. They dont lease out area to others :?

Is PVR open @ Orion?? Mr.Kulkarni was saying that PVR would be open some time in May right?

Is PVR open @ Orion?? Mr.Kulkarni was saying that PVR would be open some time in May right?

PVR will be open by end of month

A 29 year-old man who worked as an accountant in Bangalore Central Mall in J P Nagar "accidentally' fell from the terrace of the seven-floored building in today, police said.
http://www.deccanherald.com/page_images/thumb/2012/05/11/248714_thump.jpg

The deceased was identified as Dev Prathap Singh, police sources told PTI.

Singh, a native of Rajasthan was working as an accountant in the Mall for the past three months.

According to police, "Singh came to the Mall in at 4 a m today to update some pending accounts and later went up to the terrace to have some snacks. While he was sitting on the parapet wall and having his snacks, he accidentally fell".

His parents have been informed and the body has been sent for post mortem
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/248714/man-falls-death-mall.html

What avinash, does the above news do justice to the title of the thread??

Biyani Rolls Out Malls for Wholesalers

World Market will allow wholesalers to own shop in an air-conditioned mall

SARAH JACOB BANGALORE

Kishore Biyani, a key player in the India's organised retail industry, has now trained his sights on the wholesale segment. He will build malls for wholesalers called World Market, the first of which will open in Bangalore this year.
World Market, which will allow wholesalers to own shop space of 200-500 sqft in an airconditioned mall, is being positioned as an expansion option for wholesalers housed in traditional markets that are often overcrowded, inaccessible and where they run the risk of not holding legitimate title deeds. "Our aim is to create a modern and a non-intimidating environment for the wholesale segment with a quintessential Indian lilt to it," Sumit Dabriwala, managing director of the Group's real estate arm Future Market Networks, says. "Real estate developers have built infrastructure only for organized retail so far," he says.
Wholesalers are crucial in the distribution chain as they buy merchandise in bulk from manufacturers to sell it to retailers in smaller quantities. At 10-lakh sqft across 10 acres of plot, World Market in Bangalore's Old Madras Road will have around 10 designated zones for categories such as fashion accessories, electronics, crockery, plastic, hardware, leather and stationery. The company plans to expand World Markets to Kolkata, Ahmedabad and the national capital region and may use land parcels owned by the company for this purpose.
In Mumbai, it is experimenting with a similar model at Future Group-owned The Orchid City Centre Mall, which will be rebranded, Dabriwala says.
Dabriwala, a realtor in his own right, merged his real estate interests into the company in 2011.
Future Market Networks, which was hived off from Pantaloon Retail in 2010, is setting up logistics parks with IL&FS and owns majority stake in mall development company Star Centres.
The company had inked a 70:30 joint venture with Fung Properties, the private investment arm of the promoters of Hong Kong-headquartered supply chain management company Li & Fung. This jointventure company, Future Trade Markets, in turn, has entered into an equal joint venture with Sattva Group, which is developing the real estate for the first mall. The partners have together invested . 70 crore in the project so far.

Biyani Rolls Out Malls for Wholesalers

World Market will allow wholesalers to own shop in an air-conditioned mall

SARAH JACOB BANGALORE

Kishore Biyani, a key player in the India's organised retail industry, has now trained his sights on the wholesale segment. He will build malls for wholesalers called World Market, the first of which will open in Bangalore this year.
World Market, which will allow wholesalers to own shop space of 200-500 sqft in an airconditioned mall, is being positioned as an expansion option for wholesalers housed in traditional markets that are often overcrowded, inaccessible and where they run the risk of not holding legitimate title deeds. "Our aim is to create a modern and a non-intimidating environment for the wholesale segment with a quintessential Indian lilt to it," Sumit Dabriwala, managing director of the Group's real estate arm Future Market Networks, says. "Real estate developers have built infrastructure only for organized retail so far," he says.
Wholesalers are crucial in the distribution chain as they buy merchandise in bulk from manufacturers to sell it to retailers in smaller quantities. At 10-lakh sqft across 10 acres of plot, World Market in Bangalore's Old Madras Road will have around 10 designated zones for categories such as fashion accessories, electronics, crockery, plastic, hardware, leather and stationery. The company plans to expand World Markets to Kolkata, Ahmedabad and the national capital region and may use land parcels owned by the company for this purpose.
In Mumbai, it is experimenting with a similar model at Future Group-owned The Orchid City Centre Mall, which will be rebranded, Dabriwala says.
Dabriwala, a realtor in his own right, merged his real estate interests into the company in 2011.
Future Market Networks, which was hived off from Pantaloon Retail in 2010, is setting up logistics parks with IL&FS and owns majority stake in mall development company Star Centres.
The company had inked a 70:30 joint venture with Fung Properties, the private investment arm of the promoters of Hong Kong-headquartered supply chain management company Li & Fung. This jointventure company, Future Trade Markets, in turn, has entered into an equal joint venture with Sattva Group, which is developing the real estate for the first mall. The partners have together invested . 70 crore in the project so far.

This is coming up on earlier BPL land, opposite to Brigade Exotica project.

Pretty strategic move from Biyani. Some observations:
a. Biyani's move indicates that his loss making retail ventures could be up for grabs considering the proposed FDI roll-out
b. Biyani's wholesale retail model could be a revolutionary concept worldover; considering Indian consumer's major dependence on unorganized neighborhood retailing, which is still doing as great as ever
c. This should end the debate that large format stores like BigBazaar will eat up small shops

This is coming up on earlier BPL land, opposite to Brigade Exotica project.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7159383936_96f0dc8925_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/7159383936/)
Orion Mall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/7159383936/) by ashwin kumar (http://www.flickr.com/people/ashwinkumar/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/7159384408_4d28d1e93e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/7159384408/)
Orion Mall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/7159384408/) by ashwin kumar (http://www.flickr.com/people/ashwinkumar/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7159384226_c3108e5910_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/7159384226/)
Orion Mall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/7159384226/) by ashwin kumar (http://www.flickr.com/people/ashwinkumar/), on Flickr

^has anything new opened in the past week?

32w3dl_qtjA

Went to Orion mall yesterday. In terms of architecture and aesthetics, it is arguably the best mall in India. The front of the mall, with landscaping, sheraton, etc. reminds me of the frontage of giant malls in the USA.

However, shopping choice in Orion is not that great yet - let us see how it goes.

And I wonder why they put manual taps in the wash basins in the toilets instead of automatic ones. :no:

But overall, it was great - easily the best in Bangalore, beats Mantri hollow. And in terms of architecture, aesthetics and design, it it probably the best in India, or among the best.

JTsAYynxYx4

Mc Donalds Opening in Orion Mall i.e 19/05 :)

JTsAYynxYx4

1 Milligram Road??? Bwahaha!

Mc Donalds Opening in Orion Mall i.e 19/05 :)

Had been there for lunch today..The crowd was heavy..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6724088671_1fbbedda77.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW2ondKxR8E/T7iNHh9nJZI/AAAAAAAAIXE/jYTDlBj2SKw/s1600/Screenshot_1.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1JEYy-x-4pU/T7iNI1G8jyI/AAAAAAAAIXM/Zd0OSGmuTlM/s1600/Screenshot_15.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YlPp8jg-GCc/T7iNKMUlstI/AAAAAAAAIXU/CMtZl-IjOz0/s1600/Screenshot_2.jpg
Sudheesh and Vinod which project is this where is this located ?

Sudheesh and Vinod which project is this where is this located ?

Avinash this project is in Whitefield 140000 sft Brigade Bhuwalka Icon.

Hey Guys, Virtuous Retail is building a mall in Whitefield called VR Whitefield. It has -
Gross Leasable Area: 580,000 sq. ft.
- Retail: 420,000 sq. ft.
- 5-star hotel (Swissôtel): 160,000 sq. ft.
Built Up Area: 880,000 sq. ft.
10 levels including 4 basements
It is expected to complete in 2013
Here is the official link - http://virtuousretail.com/pr-ls-vrwhite.asp?links=pr-ls1b

Hey Guys, Virtuous Retail is building a mall in Whitefield called VR Whitefield. It has -
Gross Leasable Area: 580,000 sq. ft.
- Retail: 420,000 sq. ft.
- 5-star hotel (Swissôtel): 160,000 sq. ft.
Built Up Area: 880,000 sq. ft.
10 levels including 4 basements
It is expected to complete in 2013
Here is the official link - http://virtuousretail.com/pr-ls-vrwhite.asp?links=pr-ls1b

Technology is the main driver of the urban economy. The EPIP and the ITPB, 2 of India's largest IT parks, are located in Whitefield. Companies like TCS, HCL, Oracle, Intel, Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Symbian, Dell, Manhattan, SAP, UTL, CISCO have based their India operations out of Whitefield.

Lol most of the companies mentioned do not have presence or have minor presence in whitefield.
HCL,Oracle,Intel,Wipro,Infosys,Cisco not sure about Dell.

^^ Wipro has offices in ITPB, Erstwhile Perot Systems is now Dell.

^^ Wipro has offices in ITPB, Erstwhile Perot Systems is now Dell.

Wipro is still not based out of whitefield and has offices all over Bangalore biggest ones being EC & Sarjapur Road.

Lol most of the companies mentioned do not have presence or have minor presence in whitefield.
HCL,Oracle,Intel,Wipro,Infosys,Cisco not sure about Dell.

Hmmm,

Oracle have atleast 6 campuses is Whitefield.
Dell has very huge campus near Vydehi Hospital apart from having Perot system.
HCL Vertex campus just before ITPB Buildings.
During early 2000's ,Intel released chipset named 'Intel Whitefield' which was designed in Whitefield. :cheers:
Wipro has big engineering center before kadugodi & 2-3 Offices in EPIP.
Infosys have BPO Center in whitefield.

Future group is launching First India's Traders Mall in Old Madras road

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/future-market-networks-ltd/chairmanspeech/companyid-24325.cms


The Total Mall at Whitefield opp to forum value mall is coming up by 2012 year end.

Quiznos, the american sub sandwich rival to Subway is fast expanding in India with tens of outlets already open in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. They are going to open soon at Inorbit in Whitefield.

Quiznos, the american sub sandwich rival to Subway is fast expanding in India with tens of outlets already open in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. They are going to open soon at Inorbit in Whitefield.

Any update on Inorbit @ Whitefield? Havent been to Whitefield for a couple of weeks...any progress?

Any update on Inorbit @ Whitefield? Havent been to Whitefield for a couple of weeks...any progress?

There is lot happening inside the building. Fitouts are in progress. Though Shoppers Stop says "Now Open" but I have not been inside yet. I am sure it will not be in a good shape just yet. Give it good 2-3 months to really open.

Chemistry store is also coming up in Inorbit bangalore

http://www.chemistryindia.com/stores.aspx

The IDEB Grand has been renamed to Citrus Renaissance Grand

The citrus ventures has taken up the IDEB grand ,outer ring road next to total mall and renamed to citrus Renaissance Grand and will start the reconstruction shortly and will be operational in the Q2 of 2013.

Quiznos, the american sub sandwich rival to Subway is fast expanding in India with tens of outlets already open in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. They are going to open soon at Inorbit in Whitefield.

quiznos .. a rival of subway? hardly. Subway probably has more restaurants in one state then quiznos has in the whole country.

Tamilnadu's RMKV opening their shop in oreon mall:banana:

sorry, opening soon.

Tamilnadu's RMKV opening their shop in oreon mall:banana:

Yes they have one of the biggest spaces in the mall

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/05/26/27/Img/Ad0270127.png

Carrefour plans to set up shop in Bangalore (http://www.retailangle.com/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=4084&Newstitle=Carrefour_plans_to_set_up_shop_in_Bangalore_and_Pune)

Carrefour SA, the international hypermarket chain based in Boulogne Billancourt, France, is said to be in plans to set up shop in Pune and Bangalore, for which land has already been identified. The retailer is adopting a cluster approach to grow its cash and carry business in India. The expansion plan is to have over 300,000 sqft of retail space by 2013. At present Carrefour has two stores in operation in North India, one in Delhi's Seelampur area and the other in Jaipur. Its stores in Meerut and Agra will start operations later this year. As per reports in the media, the French retailer is scaling up its operations in anticipation of the opening up of the multi-brand retail sector.

read more here (http://www.retailangle.com/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=4084&Newstitle=Carrefour_plans_to_set_up_shop_in_Bangalore_and_Pune)

Tamilnadu's RMKV opening their shop in oreon mall:banana:

I am not sure why will buy Saree in a modern mall.
Moreover more than 90% bangalore ladies lesser than 50 dont use saree as they switched to modern dress long back.

Had been to Orion today evening...foodcourt was jam packed with still a good number of outlets yet to open...so far the outlets opened are
Rajdhani
McD
Kailash parbat
Beijing bites
empire
Chocolate room
Sbarro
Upsouth
Empire juice

Even the lakeside restaurants were all full..looks really sexy :)...should go there soon
The number of ppl at the mall was really huge considering no entertainment [ PVR or blu-o ] are yet to open :cheers:

PVR by may end looks unlikely....maybe Blu-o can open by then

I am not sure why will buy Saree in a modern mall.
Moreover more than 90% bangalore ladies lesser than 50 dont use saree as they switched to modern dress long back.

Bro How can u conclude such stuff .See there will be ethnic day in workplace ,colleges and occasions like weeding durga pooja etc ppl do buy sarees

Tamilnadu's RMKV opening their shop in oreon mall:banana:
RMKV increasingly checking into Malls than a standalone shop unlike its peers!

Carrefour plans to set up shop in Bangalore (http://www.retailangle.com/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=4084&Newstitle=Carrefour_plans_to_set_up_shop_in_Bangalore_and_Pune)



read more here (http://www.retailangle.com/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=4084&Newstitle=Carrefour_plans_to_set_up_shop_in_Bangalore_and_Pune)

This is really good news for B`lore shoppers-no one can beat the prices of carrefour(at present in gulf region you name the items you will find in CF)hopefully same will be maintained in India also.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uq0KB9ijHGg/T8L8xeCZ2LI/AAAAAAAAIk0/2pVLsEUMWPU/s1600/156478_280470178716412_846453688_n.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sa4BHg9YLQ/T8L8zh8a2CI/AAAAAAAAIlA/WDlPPBTENt4/s1600/535721_280470275383069_876100405_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-srVRw2uaa5g/T8L801sbd1I/AAAAAAAAIlM/4DyNmeha4Zw/s1600578184_280470392049724_109914815771950_557209_1660213644_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Lk7c8_CC6A/T8L82SOzYbI/AAAAAAAAIlU/4HHBafkEe_Y/s1600/581114_280470225383074_109914815771950_557204_1661616849_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hOFwNfEO-_8/T8L837M1SWI/AAAAAAAAIlY/FwxQSCrGTV8/s1600/582260_280470442049719_109914815771950_557210_1245438695_n.jpg

Chocolate Bliss on expansion mode; rising inflation is no deterrent
Monday, May 28, 2012 08:00 IST
Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru

Chocolate Bliss Pvt Ltd, India’s first gourmet chocolate brand, is now aggressively expediting its additional outlet roll-out plans in Bengaluru before it forays into Mumbai. The expansions have been driven by the demand for gourmet chocolates despite the rising inflationary trend in the country. But the falling rupee which now affects the highly import-driven gourmet chocolate company and the rising fuel costs will force it to hike prices of its products at least by 8-10 per cent.

“The current Indian currency fall will put pressure on the annual revenues. The local suppliers of food ingredients are increasing prices any where between 5 and 15 per cent which will lead us to pass on the additional cost to consumers. The prevailing harsh economic conditions might force us to rethink on our future expansion strategy,” Vimal Sharma, director, Chocolate Bliss, told F&B News.

The four-year old company has been registering double-digit growth since its inception in 2008 expects to see a dent into overall growth and revenues this fiscal, he added.

The gourmet chocolate market in Asia is registering a growth between 10 to 15 per cent. The total volume of production in India is 15,000 tonnes, of which India's share is 400 tonnes of the gourmet premium range.

India’s market for chocolate is registering an annual 20 per cent growth. This has led is to chalk out an expansion plan. We will first look at adding additional stores in the lounge format to another 2 or 3 for which the investment at each location would be in around Rs 50 lakh, he stated.

Chocolate Bliss, which has two formats (retail and corporate), has garnered a fair share of the clientele in the city. Its range of premium chocolates, pastries and beverages have attracted customers of all age groups.

From luxury gourmet chocolates to cakes and desserts, Bliss was focused towards the launch of gourmet boutique breads. In the premium food retail space, players like Britannia’s Daily Bread and Godrej’s Nature’s Basket and Food Hall at 1 MG Road Mall, there is scale and scope for more such outlets, stated the Chocolate Bliss director.

The company has now partnered with Gourmet West at the Forum Mall, Koramangala. To market its range of handmade breads. The range covers multigrain breads, burger buns, muffins, croissants and tea cakes. While there is competition in the segment coming in from local and branded bakery outlets, our key differentiator will use of healthy natural ingredients like corn, linseed, sunflower, oatmeal, American rice and rye. The assorted breads are prepared without added preservatives, making them tasty as well as nutritious; perfect for the health conscious, stated Gerard Mendis, Master Chocolatier and Confectioner, Chocolate Bliss and chairman, Council of Management of Chef Guild of Sri Lanka.
http://www.fnbnews.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=31963&sectionid=1

Please read the post properly before commenting. Quiznos is a rival to american sub sandwich company Subway. Quiznos is a US based comapny not Indian. They entered India offlate compared to Subway which made foray in to India bout a decade back. So you cant compare the number of restaurants in India. When I say "rival" I meant globally and not just India. Not many Indians even recognize what Quiznos is! So your question becomes irrelevant.

From Wikipedia: Quiznos is a fast casual restaurant franchise based in Denver, Colorado. The company specializes in offering toasted subs, although they may be served untoasted at the customer's request. It is the second-largest submarine sandwich shop chain in North America, after Subway.

Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiznos
quiznos .. a rival of subway? hardly. Subway probably has more restaurants in one state then quiznos has in the whole country.

In India Carrefour and global likes of them can operate in Cash-n-carry model only, like Metro and BestPrice (read as Bharti Walmart). Since the FDI ruling is still not passed yet. Carrefour plans to set up shop in Bangalore (http://www.retailangle.com/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=4084&Newstitle=Carrefour_plans_to_set_up_shop_in_Bangalore_and_Pune)



read more here (http://www.retailangle.com/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=4084&Newstitle=Carrefour_plans_to_set_up_shop_in_Bangalore_and_Pune)

S h o p p i n g • D i n i n g • E n t e r t a i n m e n t
http://brigadeinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/orion-vertical1.jpg
A remarkable retail destination: A world-class setting: at the rim of the 40-acre Brigade Gateway Lifestyle Enclave. Overlooks the man-made lake, edged with spouting colour fountains.

Renowned global and national brands: A wide range of products, dining options and unmatched entertainment.

GROUND FLOOR Benetton • Chemistry • Debenhams • Debenhams (Cosmetic) • Esprit • Ethos • Jack & Jones • Landmark • Levis • Mango• Nautica • Nike • Parcos • Puma • Reebok • Samsonite • Swarovski • Tommy Hilfiger • Westside • Wills Lifestyle • Zara

UPPER GROUND Accessorize • Adidas • Allen Solly • Apple • Arrow • Bagzone • Basecamp • Bata • Blackberrys • Central • Celio • Clarks • Da Milano • Fast Track • Hush Puppies • Hidesign • Kobe • Lee• Louis Phillippe • LP • Mai Tai • Mainland China • Mochi • Pepe• Provogue • Rockport • Samsung • Star Bazaar • The Body Shop• Toscano • US Polo • V. Van Heusen • Vinegar • World of Titan• Wrangler • Zaffran • Zodiac

FIRST FLOOR Addons Men • Affinity • Canon • Central • Chicco • Crocs • Footworks • Gordon Max • Health & Glow • Inc5 • Jashn • Mothercare • Nakshatra • Peter England • Planet Home • Soles • Soch • Star Bazaar • Tamanna • Univercell • VIP • Reliance Digital

SECOND FLOOR Cafe Noir • Cafe Mangli • Chilis • Auditoriums 1 to 11 (largest PVR multiplex in the country, with 11 screens and over 2800 seats) • Gold Class Lobby • Rajdhani • McDonalds • Sauce Pan (A 55,000 sft food court with over 20 varieties / brands)

THIRD FLOOR Blu-O (India’s largest and most advanced 27 lane cosmic bowling centre. Blu-O lounge offers entertainment options like Karaoke bar etc.) • Entertainment • Time Zone (8000 sft gaming centre) • Auditoriums 1 to 11

Convenient location, easy access, plentiful parking: Located in Malleswaram-Rajajinagar, close to the heart of the city. Parking at two basement levels. Additional parking in the 9-level car parking facility in the enclave.

State of the art technology: Designed by H.O.K., New York—one of the world’s leading architectural firms. State-of-the-art technology in LED lighting solutions. Automatic sensor controlled car parking and over 225 closed-circuit security cameras.
http://brigadeinsight.com/?p=3969

Cool ! Wait for 14th for official launch, and come may 1st, PVR & BluO will add the crescent :)

PVR will be open by end of month

So when exactly is it opening?

^^ Yes, once pvr opens it will become complete mall. Will visit orion again once it opens :)

I always wanted outside area seating or even inside somewhere seating arrangement in malls other than food court. You can sit outside in forum mall or garuda mall, but that area is just plain bland. But orion hangout area is the best. with fountains and amphitheater pavillion and floor embedded lights :banana:

http://pcdn.500px.net/6057932/aa486184be6988b82c7196b9bc9eadfacd4d3e06/4.jpg
http://500px.com/photo/6057932

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ktv_ITBc3v0/T2w130mMHmI/AAAAAAAAAFg/2KWKVv01kQY/s1600/391440_3548078628915_1481049315_3307795_1978121700_n.jpg
http://orionmalls.blogspot.in/2012/03/orion-rear-entrance-amphitheater.html

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pKo1X3sd1Go/T8YMYsdV9hI/AAAAAAAAIr8/b2ByAh13Gs0/s1600/536818_282263188537111_103988760_n.jpg

Event Dates: From May 26th to June 2nd, 2012
Kids Fest featuring a Creative Corner, a Games Corner and a Star Corner
http://orionmalls.com/image/702101604-174-393-640x480/games-corner-bounce.jpg
Games Corner
http://orionmalls.com/image/702101604-174-392-640x480/games-corner.jpg
Bulls Eye!
http://orionmalls.com/image/702101604-174-391-640x480/star-corner-tattoo.jpg
Get a Tattoo
http://orionmalls.com/image/702101604-174-390-640x480/star-corner.jpg
Star Corner
http://orionmalls.com/image/702101604-174-389-640x480/creative-corner-artists-at-work.jpg
Artists at Work!
http://orionmalls.com/image/702101604-174-388-640x480/creative-corner.jpg
Creative Corner

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/149411_448394981855737_100000557166546_1524410_156120092_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/163565_448395098522392_1311249835_n.jpg

CC: Vignesh Pandian

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/547145_438098739533776_100000009626548_1621140_136371334_n.jpg
CC: Srikanth Krishnan

Is it just me or does the building look concave in the first pic and convex in the third?

^^ It is convex in the third, looks like its stitched panorama.

Nice pics Nandan avre
The 2nd pic is of Maitai lounge

http://www.indiaretailing.com/upload/NewsImage/Pic-2-copy.jpg
A rapid shift in the mall culture can be observed off lately with a number of malls coming up at the same catchment, a term generally explained as Mall Clustering. Mall clustering situation in India has got a mixed reaction where some industry experts believe that it can be nurtured as a ‘Destination’ while some feel that it is nothing more than uncalled for ‘Competition’. So what will decide the future of the malls in a cluster?

Mall clustering has become a common phenomenon and is generally defined as a situation where a number of shopping centres come up in the same catchment. It is not very different from “hotel clustering” or “retail clustering” which again is a common phenomenon across the world. According to Pushpa Bector, vice president & mall head, DLF Promenade, “When there are 2-3 malls or more in one area giving rise to a larger magnet for shopping, mall clusters become a reality. It depicts the new face of retail in India.”

While some believe that mall clustering reflects the growing economy of India, some believe it to be sheer ego of the developers and unhealthy competition. Rajiv Malla, centre director, Phoenix Marketcity (Pune) says, “Mall clustering indicates that a city has evolved over a period of time and the retail market has matured due to increase in disposable income in the hands of the customers.” Bector too agreed saying that new-age consumer enjoys the mall culture and appreciates good options. However Kishore Bhatija, CEO, Inorbit Malls feels, “Mall clustering leads to heightened competition amongst developers and only the strongest survive eventually. This would be an economic waste unless there is a sufficient catchment and consumption to support the malls.” Amit Bagaria, chairman, Asipac says that the most important reason behind mall cluster and heightened competition is developers’ ego, with each developer assuming that his mall will do better than the other – and this is the reason for the development of most mall clusters in India, even in those places where land availability had some minor impact. Shashank Pathak, director-marketing & leasing, Plaza Centers, India feels that mall clustering is by accident, not bydesign. “The situation arises when all the developers have the same view of the potential area being evaluated. With reports of the potential of a certain catchments in the city being put ahead of other areas, clustering happens due to a limited vision of future growth of the city. The growing pattern of every city is more or less in a particular direction and every potential developer looks at giving the best mixed-use development project targeting a specific segment – which usually is a common knowledge in the area which leads to clustering.”

High profile mall cluster zone

In India mall clustering has become very visible now. The trend started in Gurgaon but failed to survive for long. However, there are several other areas which have become the topic of discussion because of the presence of too many high profile malls at the same place. Saket & Vasant Kunj in Delhi, Thane & Vashi in Mumbai, Whitefield & Hebbal in Bangalore are some of the best known mall cluster zones. Recently, Nagar Road in Pune has created a kind of a record with seven malls on the same street. Given in the next page is the table of the famous mall clustering zone: Apart from the five citiesmentioned above, there are a number of other places quickly catching up with the trend including Noida, Bhandup-Mulund & Malad West in Mumbai, Hadapsar area of Pune and the SG Road – Satellite – Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad. Apart from the top 10 cities, it is also happening in many tier-II and tier-III cities.

Factors contributing to and affecting mall cluster

There are various factors contributng to and affecting mall clusters in India. Catchment profile is considered to be the major reason behind mall clustering by most of the industry experts. According to Bhatija, "Catchment profile decides the size of the mall, the brands within, the positioning of the mall, mall styling / theme and therefore the investment into the mall and finally the footfalls. At Inorbit, we have a scientific research driven approach to mall feasibility.” JP Biswas, VP- marketing & leasing, Vivacity adds, “The total size of the market and the composition of that market gives a sense of the kind of footfalls that a mall is likely to generate. If the catchment is big and has the money to spend then there is a case for more malls being planned.” Dinaz Madhukar, VP- mall management, DLF Emporio agrees that being in an upmarket area definitely adds to the comfort and security of the customers besides being good for business. On the contrary, Pathak says, “Catchment profile is important but with increasing infrastructure, the radius of your catchment varies and grows from time to time. Profiling is a very subjective termas it never shows the buying trends or fashion quotient of the catchment – as the catchment never had the opportunity to buy something fashionable though they had all the money to buy the same.” Malla also believes that the catchment profile does play a key role in tier I cities but in case of tier II cities, almost the whole city is the catchment. “For instance, in cities like Pune- even Baner and Aundh is our catchment but in cities like Mumbai & Delhi, its not applicable.”

Second most important factor playing a vital role in a cluster is investment. According to Pathak, “Investment is related to the level of mall one plans to construct. It can be a cheap and no frills mall or a good mall with best offacilities for tenants and customers – the variation can be as high as 45-50 per cent above a normal box type format.” Malla adds, “Good investment is required to create a beautiful mall structure and to have the wow effect, the infrastructure should be convenient for customers. It is also important to focus on minutest things to give an experience which may not be expensive but classy and customers become emotional about it.” Biswas says that with the construction cost remaining more or less the same, the biggest factor that makes a mall project feasible is the land cost. If the cost of the project is high compared to the projected returns then one would not plan the project in the first place.

Availability of land is another big factor that drives mall developers towards or away from a particular catchment. There is no question of another mall if there is no land available. According to Bagaria, “In the case of land availability or zoning, it is the government or the city development authority that forces clustering. Vasant Kunj cluster of three malls (DLF Emporio, DLF Promenade and Ambience Mall) is a prime example of this sort of clustering. Another reason is availability of land parcels large enough to develop malls. The clustered developments in Ahmedabad, Pune & Hebbal in Bangalore are mainly because of this.”

Footfall is also important but most of the developers feel that it is a very ambiguous term to define the success of a mall in the clusteror alone. According to Bhatija, “It makes sense when we look at the complete relationship between footfalls, conversion percentage of this footfall and what was the cash spending of the percentage converted. I saw a mall in South India, which used to have huge footfalls in afternoon as the neighbourhood catchments used to come to the mall just to enjoy air conditioner.” For a luxury mall like DLF Emporio, the quality of footfalls is more critical than the quantity of footfalls but for the premium and other upmarket/mixed malls, the quantity of footfalls is generally a measure of success.

Bagaria maintains that developers ego is the biggest factor contributing to and affecting mall cluster. The biggest example is MG Road, Gurgaon where each developer assumed that his mall will do better than the others. It is also the reason behind the unhealthy clustering situation in Pune, Kukatpally (Hyderabad) and Whitefield (Bangalore).”

Business-wise

Any competition, any business, across any category has only one mantra – survival of the fittest. According to Pathak, "It cannot be predicted in a formatted manner but the end customer decides which mall to patronise due to its comfortable approachability and the brand mix it provides. As the market matures and initial curiosity factor fades away – the buyer settles with one or two malls in the catchment depending on their requirement." Madhukar feels that variety plays a crucial role in making business out of a mall cluster situation. " When mall clustering is across categories, it enhances business. But if they are of the same category and many times even the brands are similar, they defeat the purpose and become competitive. This could be detrimental in the long run. In the case of DLF Emporio and DLF Promenade, we have consciously kept the categories distinctly separate, adding to the attractiveness of the destination." she adds.

Bagaria agrees that if different malls in the cluster have different offerings, then it will benefit all malls. On the other hand, if all malls in the same cluster are more or less the same, all of them are likely to suffer, or one will emerge successful and the rest might fail. Explaining the Thane phenomenon in Mumbai, Biswas says, "In Thane (W) Vivacity is a much larger mall with a much superior tenant mix compared to Korum and R Mall. Though initially Korum and R Mall may find the goings a little difficult, in due course they too will stabilise with their tenants settling down. Overall the cluster will gain. In the long run the business of a mall should increase provided all other factors like, design, tenant mix, parking, upkeep and maintenance have been taken care of properly.”

Talking about maintaining the standard of the mall in a cluster, Bhatija says, “It all depends upon equivalent excellence in operation standards, leasing strategy that is in sync with the catchment profile, unique marketing and promotion based events, innovative operation & marketing, community building and consumer connect. As long as your brand achieves this, business will be healthy. If you let your guard down on any one of these then clustering will get to you.”

Bector opines that if positioned rightly, there is enough room in the market for co-existence; especially with FDI likely to open up in the near future. Malla also sounds positive in terms of mall business in a cluster as he says, “With mall clusters increasing in the city, the share of shopping will change in the long run. Experiential and innovation driven ideas, events and activities along with continued novelty offerings will become the benchmarks, creating challenges for mall clusters. The share of high streets and unorganised markets will reduce, while the share of organised shopping from malls would increase which will thereby increase business at malls.”Amongst all this, Pathak gives a word of caution. “Malls are expected to do business by defining the experience they would provide to the end customer. Usually all facilities/utilities are at its best at opening of the mall, but as the mall gets older – the performance goes down and this needs to be avoided. Business happens, when the customer of our tenant is at ease and enjoys as a visitor especially in a cluster where the competition level is very high.”

Importance of Brands

Mall is basically all about shoppingfor the consumers. The brands act as the biggest differentiating factor and the tenant mix plays a key role in differentiating a mall from others and helping them to stand out in clusters.

Talking about the condition of a brand in a mall cluster situation, BS Nagesh, VC & CCA, Shoppers Stop said at India Shopping Centre Forum, 2011, “In a particular catchment, the developer will have only one mall but there are retailers who are taking positions in multiple malls. We talked of having reached a stage of truism, good partnership, but now we are not talking marriage, we are talking bigamy, two three wives around, you don’t know how will it actually go.”

Three factors influence a brands choice of a mall. This includes – Infrastructure (especially the number of parking spaces), design and the strategic location. Other deciding factor for brands is the overall positioning and tenant mix of the mall along with past relations of a brand with the developer. According to Pathak, “The percentage of the category decides the number of brands which are required in each category. Based on the positioning of the mall, a brand bouquet is proposed by the leasing team. On that basis a brand is categorised and locationed in at least six to seven parameters to ensure proper zoning.” He calls this entire process as a science, which comes from experience and experimentation.

Presence of a certain category of a brand in a mall decides whether it is a luxury mall, a premium mall or a budget/mixed mall. Citing an example of Vasant Kunj, Pushpa said, “In Vasant Kunj, each property has a unique and different position. DLF Promenade is a high-street, premium fashion mall catering essentially to twenty plus women. We have fashion brands, like Zara and Marks and Spencer as our anchors. DLF Emporio is a luxury mall, which caters to a totally different customer base. Hence they have Set'z as their anchor store with the mall having no multiplex. As far as Ambience Mall is concerned, it caters to the mass with anchors, like Big Bazaar, Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, etc. The entire arrangement reflects the success of the mall culture as a whole.”

Biswas re-emphasizes the importance of brand positioning by saying that if the mall is positioned as a mid segment mall then some super premium brands may not be interested in taking up space in the mall. If the positioning is same then the overall tenant mix becomes the deciding factor. If both positioning and tenant mix are comparable then the brands may choose to be present in both the malls. Presence of PVR in both Koregaon Park Plaza and Phoenix Marketcity in Nagar Road, Pune proves the point made by Biswas.

Malla opines that brands make their choice based not only on the economic drivers but also based on the profile of the mall.“This might be the reason why Diesel chose Phoenix Marketcity over Inorbit in Nagar Road, Pune because the latter is viewed as more of a masses mall than the former, though Phoenix also has a healthy brand mix.” However, there's an agreement on the point that although brand draw the customers individually, the mall should always be a brand by itself and marketed as such. Both Madhukar and Bector assert that brand encroachment can occur only when the mall’s brand identity is unclear and in a cluster like Vasant Kunj with three key differently positioned properties no encroachment has been seen.

Gurgaon and Pune scenario

As mentioned earlier, the mall cluster phenomenon was first observed in Gurgaon and has been taken to a new height by the developers in Pune. While some developers feel that Gurgaon failed to emerge as a shopping destination, some are of the opinionthat it worked pretty well. "Increase in population and opening up of newer industries were the primary reasons why we saw mall clustering in Gurgaon in the first place – the logic being that there was enough business for everybody. Foreseeing great future ahead, mall developers at Gurgaon put their best foot forward to gratify even the minutest need of the shoppers,” says Malla.

According to Bagaria, "The mall clustering situation in Gurgaon affected the business of all malls there quite adversely." He cited a similar story in Noida where The Great India Place – being much larger – upstaged the much smaller CentreStage mall and in Rajouri Garden (Delhi), where almost all the malls suffered. Dinaz added, "The initial euphoria around mall clustering in Gurgaon attracted the customers as they had a larger choice. However, since there was no clear identity and the brands were duplicated, it actually over the time, lead to the decline. Today, Gurgaon does not have the same sheen and attraction it initially boasted of while Vasant Kunj or Saket as destinations, are preferred as they offer brands across distinct segments." Bhatija too added, "Clustering works best in catchments where the patrons are mall ready. Which means they frequent mall to shop and have diverse needs. You will therefore realise that this is the reason why clustering works best in Delhi when compared to the other locations like Gurgaon.”

However Biswas feels otherwise as he says, "Gurgaon has a large affluent population with very little offering in the unorganised sector. The city has been built from scratch and the mom & pop stores were nearly non-existent. This can be one reason why the mall cluster has done well there. But same is not the case with Pune. The size and affluence of the population of Pune cannot be compared with that of Gurgaon. For the malls to survive they will have to take away business from the existing retail agglomerations.”

Bagaria too finds Pune micro market situation worrisome and feels that it should have been avoided at any cost. As per Asipac’s Mall Space Demand-Supply Report published recently in SCN, if all the upcoming malls (planned till 2014) come up in Pune, it will still face an under supply of 35 percent. However, if seven malls on hold also come up, Pune will reach an equilibrium situation. The worst affected areas in Pune will be Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar, Viman Nagar and Hadapsar which are headed for a disastrous oversupply situation. Against an estimated demand for 2.5 million sq ft in these areas by end-2011, the confirmed supply is 5.2 million sq ft (72 per cent of the total supply in Pune).

Giving an insight for the success of the mall in the Pune cluster, Pathak says, “All the six to seven malls will be catering to the same catchment area – so cannibalization is for real. Malls need to identify the strength they offer to the catchment and highlight their USPs which were considered at the time of designing. If any mall makes an error of compromising on the utilities or facilities offered to the end user – that mall will be first to loose the preferred status.”

Rental Model

The rental model has always been a topic of discussion between the retailers and the developers with both trying to gain maximum from the arrangement. The model becomes all the more important for he developers in a cluster as they eed to make money and also don't ant to loose a retailer to the other alls in the same vicinity. Most of the developers zeroed in on a ental model of minimum guarantee r revenue share. According to Pathak, "A rental model of minimum guarantee or revenue share – which ever is higher is the best option. One can also adopt the step up rental with step down revenue share model – which helps both the mall developer as well as the brand immensely."

Biswas further explains, "A minimum guarantee or revenue share whichever is higher works in the interest of the developer as well as the retailer provided the minimum guarantees are not looked at by the developer as maximum guarantee. The essence of the term minimum guarantee is that the developer is looking for a certain minimum amount as rent so that he can de-risk himself. When a developer gets into a “minimum guarantee or revenue share whichever is higher” kind of rental model it is assumed that the developer is willing to take a bit of a risk of the retailer and is willing to sacrifice a bit on the fixed rental in lieu of higher returns by way of revenue share." Shantanu Samudra, GM – marketing & business development informs that at Pulse Mall, Pune, they have incentive schemes depending on the profile and suitability of the tenant.

Bagaria feels that the only correct way to get the best out of this situation is not to get into the situation at all. If one is already stuck in it, the “fixed rent” model is the only model that may help in saving mall owners from near certain disaster. Nagesh too raised the issue at ISCF 2011 when he said, “ If you have gone into revenue share then the moment the mall comes within 100 metres, there is a possibility that some of us are going to take a hit on the revenue. There is a possibility that both retailers and developers are going to grow up because that street is becoming a destination. But caution: earlier we thought the whole Gurgaon was going to become a destination for Delhi, it didn’t become. Today, we don’t know whether the whole street in Pune with seven malls coming up on a single street will become a destination.”Even Biswas felt that if the market size is not big enough as in the case of Pune, where all the malls and the retailers are unable to get sustainable levels of business then some of the malls in that street are sure to see tough times. There will be exits from the mall, there may be rent re-negotiations and other repercussions.

Success Plan

In the Indian context, the number of parking spaces, the trade mix, the design, the anchors, the management and the marketing of the mall to consumers are the mantra of success. But in a cluster, the malls have to be extra alert when it comes to their strategy to woo the consumers. Mall clustering can only be healthy if each of the malls in the cluster have a distinct trade mix offering and therefore cater to different needs of the customers. For Phoenix Marketcity, Pune, the whole strategy is about developing its USP. According to Pathak, “Malls will have to develop a USP of (for) the customers – try new marketing strategies which give customer a pleasant experience. It will be important for all malls to race against each-other in catching the recall value, seamless operations, comfortable and memorable experience to the customer."

Biswas adds, " If the mall has got its positioning and tenant mix right and has got the requisite parking, then it will only depend on ease of access that will drive the initial footfalls and the way the mall is managed that will sustain those footfalls”

For Madhukar, it is all about promoting the mall cluster zone as a destination as she says, “When malls, particularly cutting across various segments, are placed together, they become larger than an individual unit and transform into a destination. In India, ours is still a very family oriented culture and holidays are meant for family time. Destinations therefore draw people as they can spend an entire day here combining shopping, dining, entertainment and beauty/health together with something for everybody.”

The parameters to measure the success of a mall has also evolved as it is not about growth and size anymore, it's also about enriching the content mix of the mall, including entertainment options that engage the customer across a spectrum of interests. All this depends upon the mall management which is an art to run a public place at its best. Marketing and promotions are also recipe for a successful mall and according to Madhukar, “Every event held or promotion done should be in keeping with the mall’s positioning which will ensure the brands wanting a foothold in the mall and willing to wait for space rather than settling for another location.” This will also translate into the right footfalls and the revenue earned per square foot. Inorbit sounded confident on this front as Bhatija says, “To Inorbit, which has a legacy of successful malls across Mumbai, Vashi and Hyderabad, it is critical that we get differentiation of the category and experience of the consumers right. As long we put our strategy into place effectively, we have no doubt that we will achieve our targeted numbers.” The developers also believe that it is important that the Government also promotes local & international tourism and shopping to enhance the mall cluster culture and improve retail economy.

Success story

While the retail real estate community may feel apprehensive about mall clusters, the fact cannot be denied that the format has worked well in some parts of India and abroad. An excellent example of this can be Siam Square in Bangkok and Vasant Kunj and Saket in New Delhi. Clustering of three malls in Bangkok namely CentralWorld, Siam Paragon and MBK is an excellent example of how mall clustering done properly adds to the business of all malls, and therefore enhances the performance of the brands which are tenants in these malls. According to Bagaria, "Each of the three malls in the Ratchoprasong –Siam Square area offer a completely different merchandise mix, with Siam Paragon offering luxury shopping, MBK offering discount shopping and CentralWorld catering to the midmarket/premium customers. As Bangkok caters to a huge volume of shopping tourists, these tourists often buy different products from all three malls." Orchard Road in Singapore is another example with a number of shopping malls on the same street like Ngee Ann City, The paragon, Orchard Central, The Centrepoint and many other and almost all doing well. Dubai Mall, Oasis Mall and Mall of the Emirates in Dubai are also well within half an hour and each has a different proposition and creates choices for the consumer, which means that none of the malls become stale as far as customer experience goes. These international clusters are tourism destination where people from all over the world just go to shop.

India too, is emerging on this front with some of the clusters like Vasant Kunj and Saket in Delhi and Goregaon and Malad in Mumbai working well. According to Rajiv Malla,"Vasant Kunj mall cluster has grown at a tremendous rate with the DDA auctioning some land for the construction of malls, making it a major commercial and retail hub. There are three major malls situated here with some of the classiest shopping spaces in the city offering ample shopping options to the customers." "Vasant Kunj is the latest example which is in the middle of no defined catchments but still gets decent footfalls in their mall from South Delhi as well as from Gurgaon." adds Shashank Pathak. Looking at the brighter prospects of the cluster situation, Pushpa Bector says, "Essentially, there is enough room for most players in the industry, if each mall is positioned differently. It is important to note that only the good ones who address needs of the consumer will survive as competition will be acute.” However, Shantanu Samudra says, “Like Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore, Indian mall developers too should get together and work out a strategy to market the whole area as “shopping and entertainment district.”

Food for thought

With so many pros and cons in becoming a part of the cluster, the competition between the mallsis natural and the malls too have to evolve innovative methods to cope up with this competition. Bagaria advices that the developers should not become a part of a cluster. "If they must, they should either build a much larger mall than the others (like Ambience Mall, Gurgaon) and attract several anchors, or build a completely different mall than the others, with a distinctly different trade mix. Out of seven mall projects being currently handled at Asipac, three of them are in developing clusters. We have ensured the success of all these three malls by making them distinctly different than all the other malls coming up in those clusters," he adds.

Pathak, whose mall in Pune is sorrounded by six other malls feels the same when he says, "Fan out, bet your money somewhere else – it’s going to be tough for everyone’s survival. Avoid being honey trapped and work on your mall rather than getting pushed by lucrative commercial deals – it’s the best strategy for long term positioning of the brand." Citing an example from West Delhi, Shashank Pathak says, "Clustering was like mushrooming but some of the malls eventually suffered. When the mall developers in Delhi were clustering in the same area – one individual took an initiative to develop the Pacific Mall in West Delhi – therebyensuring a total coverage of its catchment – all to themselves. India is a huge country and we need to span out – at least from now on – as huge investments are at risk for all the parties equally."

Bhatija feels that research and innovation are the only solution of the mall clustering problem."Be it a mall developer or a retail brand, the advice is – research, research & research. Research the partner, research the location, pay heed to findings and look at past history when you look at partners. The other one is to innovate and differentiate constantly amongst your competitors.” Brands' relationship with the developer also is of prime importance as it decides the consistency of one brand with a mall in a cluster. “I think in the next five to 10 years, we are going to see a very different kind of relationship that is going to develop but the good part is that both the parties are talking. The good part is that both parties have realised the pain points and are using a lot of ointment to relieve the pain, while earlier we were actually pressing the pain points,” said BS Nagesh at ISCF 2011. Malla too sounds positive saying that whether it is a necessity of high-end brands or the immediate need of theme specific products, these malls are fast becoming a perfect shopping destination to visit. Being the ideal one-stop shopping destinations, these shopping malls save money and time. If this progress steadily remains on track for the next few years, the entire retail bustle will definitely undergo a remarkable change.

http://www.indiaretailing.com/newsdetails.aspx?id=2264&sid=6
Hebbal does not have single mall as on date where is the question of mall clusters?
Whitefield yes loads of malls nearby some of them have to shut down

http://www.indiaretailing.com/upload/NewsImage/Pic-2-copy.jpg

http://www.indiaretailing.com/newsdetails.aspx?id=2264&sid=6
Hebbal does not have single mall as on date where is the question of mall clusters?
Whitefield yes loads of malls nearby some of them have to shut down

Bro...you are well read and well researched...but certain comments which u keep on making forces me to open my mouth....
What data do you have to substantiate your claim that some Whitefield malls need to shut down...and then there are not loads of malls there....as of now only 4 are there in Whitefield and Gopalan Grandeur is just outside it...

I really do hope that the statements made by you are as well researched as your news items.

Bro...you are well read and well researched...but certain comments which u keep on making forces me to open my mouth....
What data do you have to substantiate your claim that some Whitefield malls need to shut down...and then there are not loads of malls there....as of now only 4 are there in Whitefield and Gopalan Grandeur is just outside it...

I really do hope that the statements made by you are as well researched as your news items.

If Xander and Pheonix operate Side by Side .What i meant was bigger of the two will survive and smaller ones will be forced to close down .

zROMNtgodUQ

zuNA4N0i3Qc

E1herjq4oVQ

YOkEXYcY4p4

Vegacity Mall gearing up for 2012 Q4 inauguration

The interior fitouts are in progress.It is gearing up for 2012 Q4 Inauguration.

Vega City boasts an impressive list of brands such as Lifestyles, Spar, PVR, Mango, Promod, Charles & Keith, Hidesign, Puma, Benetton, Blu O amongst others. "Over 85% of the mall has already been signed by leading tenants.

http://www.fineclient.com/uploadimages/images_10040/vegacity_large.png

http://www.fineclient.com/uploadimages/images_10040/vegacity_large.png

So when exactly is it opening?

Expecting in 2 weeks

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a2iCN4tCT14/T8jkCwjttII/AAAAAAAAI6Y/kWkrmn1OdX8/s1600/Screenshot_1.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNLI2trrZT4/T8jkRqw-vuI/AAAAAAAAI6g/QLBk5Dhxryk/s1600/538276_283560841740679_109914815771950_563939_354588482_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pkOsqjw1hMU/T8jkS9pMS2I/AAAAAAAAI6o/PBXfHUxNGkk/s1600/560428_283560658407364_79869631_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CCg4mkH1yAw/T8jkZ80mlRI/AAAAAAAAI6w/6atTv23A5pM/s1600/180292_283561405073956_1920345520_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P5ZbTuPwWls/T8jkbVMyMXI/AAAAAAAAI64/mJiXIPauswA/s1600/582501_283562488407181_109914815771950_563950_1119514866_n.jpg

Sobha Developers in association with Davanam Constructions Pvt Ltd is planning to put up a 12 screen multiplex complex on CTS/Site No/Survey No. 19/2 Gopalapura, Mysore Deviation Road, Bangalore-23 in Ward No. 25 in Ramachandrapura Ward on Property PID No. 25-69-19/2 which is the Minerva Mills Property in Bangalore North Taluk, Blore-23, Bangalore Urban District on 41,800.90 sq.mtrs or 4,49,945 sq.ft. of land area - on the land belonging to D.K. Shivakumar.

This is an area which is close to Vatal Nagaraj Road - road leading to Rajajinagar from Bangalore City Railway Station is called V.N. Road. Mysore Deviation Road can be accessed through this road.

will get renders soon.Work will start by august

this one is for u gentem .Hypermarket Operator for mall is Total

So is PVR now Open??

The movie is produced by PVR i think

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/747/niteshmall.png

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1271/mallq.png

yest i went to mg one mall...its a tiny little mall with good brands...and location...well designed...good staff...its the same company whos associated with select citywalk in delhi...

finally after orion and mg one.. bangalore has something to showoff...
i have heard that ub city is on sale...they dont use the flash lights at evening these days...

^^
Is there any foodcourt or restaurants open

^^
Is there any foodcourt or restaurants open

I was there just yesterday.There is no foodcourt in the mall but there is a Haagen-Dazs on the ground floor and a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on the first floor. On the top floor is "Foodhall" which is a high-end(though not exclusively high-end) grocery store.

No rooftop restaurants like they shown in video?

Well, I think there may have been been a floor on top of Foodhall but it is not yet accessible(I can't say for sure)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tid9uAgn3Fc/T8pB4K2mQiI/AAAAAAAAI8g/L8_rlv97Sug/s1600/1.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x0EZGT-qu5c/T8pB-CZOZjI/AAAAAAAAI8o/ml1cjpghpJM/s1600/8.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z4fGJYyvX2s/T8pCAJxOleI/AAAAAAAAI8w/2r3fqVuyRwE/s1600/6.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUf8HkQZUJQ/T8pCHQnnWjI/AAAAAAAAI84/UiI15llCtNI/s1600/10.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WxVywClpYyA/T8pCJBBgNoI/AAAAAAAAI9A/A4Dj7OPvlXs/s1600/9.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQII-BUYAIg/T8pCLZx_uXI/AAAAAAAAI9I/TfdQ0sdfe7w/s1600/7.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AtVTmT6NPUo/T8pCZiaeFfI/AAAAAAAAI9Q/6tcqVxSvRr4/s1600/2.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E0po5sxba1M/T8pCav94XqI/AAAAAAAAI9Y/Cz8JRTKlFHQ/s1600/3.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DhnFNI4v_fg/T8pCbWhlx0I/AAAAAAAAI9g/02LDjuD820E/s1600/4.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-my98PHDdRWY/T8pCcWDIZBI/AAAAAAAAI9k/5xZIp1SOFKc/s1600/5.jpg

VFhQSO_zTo0

Well, I think there may have been been a floor on top of Foodhall but it is not yet accessible(I can't say for sure)

yes there is a floor over the foodhall but escalators are blocked right now...top floor is reserved for only restaurents...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/7137888837_a5f0ee601e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavinor/7137888837/) 1 MG Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavinor/7137888837/) by lavinor (http://www.flickr.com/people/lavinor/), on Flickr

^^ so 1 mg road no multiplex? :ohno:

Sobha Global Mall Commercial and Residential Project at Municipal No. 19/2, Minerva Mills Compound, Gopalapura, Mysore Deviation Road, Bangalore of Sobha Developers Ltd. are planning a residential & commercial project - Sobha Global Mall - Total project cost: Rs. 390 Crores. Project comes under RMP-2015 of BDA.

Plot area 64,906.98 Sqm and built up area of 2,89,600 sqm with 4 basement level parking and 3 level podiums. The commercial complex consists of retail shopping, restaurants, cinemas, office and service apartments. The hotel tower has 16 floors and office tower has 12 floors.

Land Total plot area: 47,226.42 Sqm (Vacant land); Total built up area: 2,63,807.597 Sqm. The project consists of one L-shaped tower with residential and commercial wings. The residential wing consists of 356 flats with configuration of 5B+G+34 upper floors.
The commercial wing consists of 5B+Lower Ground Floor (LGF) +Upper Ground Floor(UGF)+ 3 UF. The commercial components are: (i) Hyper Market situated at LGF (ii) 2 retail outlets situated at UGF and 1st floor (iii) Food Court and Family Entertainment located at 2nd floor (iv) Multiplex & Club House situated at 3rd floor.
The basements are used for parking facilities. The residential & commercial wings are bridged at first floor. Greenery: Landscape area: 13154.56 Sqm (33% of plot area).
Parking: 3815 Numbers (Residential) + 3103 Numbers (Commercial).
Project Surrounding Details: Chamarajsagar reservoir -21.2 km; Arkavathi river- 15.2 km; Kengeri State forest: 9.7 km; Turahalli Gadda minor forest- 10.1 km; Dorasanipaly R.F: 9.3 km; HAL Airport – 15 KM, Ulsoor Lake – 11 Km; Sankey Tank – 7 Km.

^^ so 1 mg road no multiplex? :ohno:

gentem , don't confuse this with a full scale mall.It is a tiny well designed "mall" in a great location with interesting brands.So no...there is no multiplex.

^^ lido is there nearby anyways. Or what if plaza is gone, we have Rex in brigade :) This mg 1 will serve as good parking place ;)

will get renders soon.Work will start by august

this one is for u gentem .Hypermarket Operator for mall is Total

Yeah, we get fresh fish etc in total :cheers:

^^ so 1 mg road no multiplex? :ohno:

Its fine anyway we have Fame Lido, Sankarnag and Rex near by.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1srrgOTQ1f0/T85leoU0CXI/AAAAAAAAJEA/_gykcJWDyZA/s1600/165829_286072328156197_109914815771950_570367_416004013_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-TYKsK1B04/T85lidnyKVI/AAAAAAAAJEQ/2DnrrS7hOY8/s1600/575724_286075861489177_1378633995_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e7U0d5cbXDA/T85lj8VDtbI/AAAAAAAAJEU/oYHCT2Jxgag/s1600/599441_286075011489262_1992939630_n.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-46w9zVVw0xY/T87GETuoJ4I/AAAAAAAAJGU/HN4PkrtRP70/s1600/Pc0061500.jpg

At this mall, you can shop and enjoy the breeze

Published: Saturday, Jun 9, 2012, 10:27 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

Would it be possible to shop at a mall while taking a stroll down the street? Bangaloreans will be able to enjoy this unique experience once Patel Realty’s plan to build an open-air mall becomes a reality.

Part of Neotown Bangalore South, a Rs2,025-crore residential township built by Patel Realty in Electronics City, the open-air mall would be spread across 10.2 lakh sq ft area.

The mall, named Neo Mall, would come up in Phase I of Electronics City, about half a kilometre from Wipro’s campus. The company has signed an MoU with the state government to develop 145 acres of land in addition to the development activities currently undertaken by it in 103 acres.

“Electronic City has thousands of software professionals who earn handsomely. But there is no place for them to shop for vegetables or household articles or to sit peacefully and enjoy food. So, we have come up with the idea of building an open-air mall to give customers a special feeling which they miss in other malls,” Patel Realty managing director Pravin Malkani said.

Neotown Bangalore South would include residential and commercial space, including an IT park, he adde
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_at-this-mall-you-can-shop-and-enjoy-the-breeze_1700126

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7172135197_2624e026bd_k.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7172128217_6ee0837406_h.jpg

MG 1

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182515_10150998001330860_1254183980_n.jpg

^^
Been to 1 MG today...very nicely designed mall and finishing is really top quality :cheers:
But I didnt get one thing ..the two loong elevators [ one in gnd floor and and 2nd floor ] skip the alternate floors :dunno:
I could'nt figure out how to go to 1st floor:nuts:
The last floor had a sign saying "Oysterbay" which I guess is a restaraunt

^^
Been to 1 MG today...very nicely designed mall and finishing is really top quality :cheers:
But I didnt get one thing ..the two loong elevators [ one in gnd floor and and 2nd floor ] skip the alternate floors :dunno:
I could'nt figure out how to go to 1st floor:nuts:
The last floor had a sign saying "Oysterbay" which I guess is a restaraunt

yes that is a little strange...you can access those floors only by elevator/stairs

Dont know if these were posted before here
Lotus mall-Mysore road

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_1.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_2.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_3.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_4.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_5.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_6.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_7.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_8.jpg

all images courtesy lotusshoppingcentres (http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/bangalore)

. Vrishabhavati River to the rear of the site offers a unique water-front landscape.

This was in the project description :lol:

vow i like the curves

. Vrishabhavati Drainage to the rear of the site offers a unique water-front landscape.

This was in the project description :lol:

corrected now :lol: I think it was already posted by Hint: "Mysore road" :lol:

Awesome! Wondering how similar design would stay after execution!

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_7.jpg

http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/images/slideshow/g_bangalore_8.jpg

all images courtesy lotusshoppingcentres (http://www.lotusshoppingcentres.com/bangalore)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E9rPvl-fSC4/T9vrfLa3AJI/AAAAAAAAJzM/g3uKi1r7BcY/s1600/167467_291047587658671_1847037269_n.jpg

^^ meenaxi mall was where celebs used to come.. but its all changed now with orion :) shahid priyanka coming but pvr open yet?

orion mall looks awesum....

^^ meenaxi mall was where celebs used to come.. but its all changed now with orion :) shahid priyanka coming but pvr open yet?

Probably not...but when I was there a couple days back, the Blu-o sign in the middle of that big oval was lit up

Multiplex and shopping mall is coming up in Artha Grihastha township

Multiplex and shopping mall is coming up in Artha Grihastha township located near sarjapur road.
http://www.arthaproperty.com/grihasta/images/aminities.jpg
The location of the property is
http://www.arthaproperty.com/grihasta/images/Grihastha_Location_Map.jpg

Multiplex and shopping mall is coming up in Artha Grihastha township

Multiplex and shopping mall is coming up in Artha Grihastha township located near sarjapur road.
http://www.arthaproperty.com/grihasta/images/aminities.jpg
The location of the property is
http://www.arthaproperty.com/grihasta/images/Grihastha_Location_Map.jpg

I will be happy if the multiplex here gets opened before Metro phase 3 is completed. I am somehow not comfortable with artha properties.

I will be happy if the multiplex here gets opened before Metro phase 3 is completed. I am somehow not comfortable with artha properties.

and look at the location - its a village

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_O74-cfJWaM/T9-IelXv4XI/AAAAAAAAJ0c/79qx8JLqfMc/s1600/181060_10150971138111306_1812334341_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4XxmPhkoV3Q/T9-Ifz24lMI/AAAAAAAAJ0k/6V0szoUS7a8/s1600/282608_10150971087971306_1802863650_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vVm3O4MCUPs/T-BfhAuM79I/AAAAAAAAJ1w/l2EXNBnVDIU/s1600/599244_292937714136325_1667426218_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3Iyi6xYq99g/T-E_HkqGnGI/AAAAAAAAJ2E/sZZTsjTqyhU/s1600/198270_292936394136457_2115538481_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZe9jdFNIhU/T-E_Ps3t2EI/AAAAAAAAJ2c/L2nRTKpLPbA/s1600/306984_292935977469832_293359421_n.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5ci9aufUO6E/T-GgyVEw55I/AAAAAAAAJ3g/VFjfonxyWV8/s1600/252614_293606370736126_947155230_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-riXejlhKQ4w/T-Gg2DCM0QI/AAAAAAAAJ30/V3L3bcBYBZU/s1600/283644_293549944075102_1050311904_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xTIkjGZgQ4/T-Gg3nQ74fI/AAAAAAAAJ38/Hu0KEFhNl-4/s1600/603156_293606547402775_604682269_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eSEHBLezB8c/T-GgwhXJ0dI/AAAAAAAAJ3Y/Lx9qUydkBwI/s1600/185090_293605947402835_251491197_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9D_UuvGjD3o/T-GgzluQYqI/AAAAAAAAJ3o/rwlmeVSwKjA/s1600/269299_293606167402813_773618899_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P3_1dvKgYd4/T-Gg0vmLORI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/MGL5vaOYBiI/s1600/270951_293609504069146_911754662_n.jpg

^^ source??

^^ source??

i clicked pics i was there

LN-FI-VzEQA
:cheers:

6Y52GudZCeo
e0s9tvjAi7I

i clicked pics i was there

cool :cheers: but images were from blogspot.com so i was wondering if you posted from some blog..

90BOSFO7X74

cool :cheers: but images were from blogspot.com so i was wondering if you posted from some blog..

it's my blog
http://bangalore-retailcapitalofindia.blogspot.in/

http://www.anriya.co.in/images/projectlogo/granada.gif

Location:

Hennur Bagalur Road, Bangalore
Project Description:

Proposed Commercial and Residential Development at Hennur Bagalur Road, Bangalore, with a scaleable area of 4,50,000 Sft, Commercial Space of 1,00,000 Sft and 192 residential units
Status:

To be launched
http://www.anriya.co.in/02_granada.php

http://www.anriya.co.in/images/projectlogo/mall.gif

Location:

Jalahalli West, Bangalore
Project Description:

Proposed Commercial Development, HMT Industrial Area, Jalahalli West, Bangalore.
Status:

To be launched
http://www.anriya.co.in/02_mall.php

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/06/21/26/Img/Ar0260001.png

when will pvr and blu-O @ Orion open?

when will pvr and blu-O @ Orion open?

blu-o looks like it could open any day now

Today, bowling enjoys the reputation of being one of the fastest growing recreational sports and not without a reason. The sport that traces its origin to Egypt is known to do wonders for both the mind and body.

But as years rolled by it was discovered that a crude version of this stress-busting game was played just not in Egypt but also in England. It was believed that the game necessitated players to throw stones at stone objects placed at a fair distance.

Such was the popularity of the game that the King is even rumoured to have banned it after finding his soldiers neglecting their archery practice to indulge in the game. There have also been instances where bowling was considered illegal and banned in parts of America as people had started betting over the game.

The mode of play has also gone through several changes, it is said. What started as a nine- pin game caught the fancy of entire Europe in due time before emerging as a 10-pin game with set rules for the world to enjoy. And now just like the rest of the city, young guns of the Kannada film industry also say that they often take time off to play the game and we find out why…

Dhananjaya
"Bowling is a big favourite with my gang of friends and me. Before joining films I used to work as an engineer with Infosys and our campus housed a bowling alley and this is where I got addicted to the game. Back then I saw it as a good team building exercise and these days I look at it as a fun way of burning the extra calories. Bowling is particularly good for the upper body. I go bowling at least twice a month and Amoeba, Jayanagar is my adda. We don’t even have to wait for a lane there as one of my friends is a member. Planet X in Mysore is the other alley I frequent."

Tejaswini
"Bowling games are damn entertaining. We friends make it even more fun by betting over them. So,whoever loses has to take us out for a treat or shopping. Every week we go bowling for at least two hours and we spend a minimum of Rs1,000 each on the game."

Aakanksha Naresh
"I prefer bowling in Dubai as there are over 100 lanes in each centre and I don’t have to waste time waiting for my turn. Most importantly the game is reasonably priced when compared to India. In Dubai, I would for one hour be paying Rs50 but here one game costs me nearly Rs200. Also to encourage more people to play the game, alleys in Dubai have lanes that are beginner-friendly. Maybe that’s why you find even four-year-old kids playing the game. I am going to Dubai for an awards function this week and I will definitely make time for a few hours of bowling."

Aditya Singh
"I got addicted to bowling when I was taking up acting classes in Mumbai. So, today whenever I get free time I prefer going bowling with my friends. We like the alley at the Amoeba Sports Bar, The Leela Palace. We usually go bowling on Sundays and spend more than two-three hours there. The game leaves you feeling refreshed."

Harshika Poonacha
"I have gone bowling just once and I almost dropped the ball on my leg! So I think I’m better off not playing the game. But bowling alleys are a good hangout place all the same. Food counters are attached to the alleys so those who are not interested in the game can simply grab a bite and cheer their friends and family. There is also the peppy music playing in the background to enjoy."

The bigger the better

Bangalore prepares to welcome one of the largest bowling and entertainment zones in India…

It might not be in your face, but Bangalore is one city that loves its bowling. And even though we aren’t swamped with bowling parlours, all the Fred Flintstones of the city find their way into the one nearest to them, whenever they get the chance.

So it comes as no surprise when PVR announced the launch of bluO, a state-of-the-art entertainment destination, with bowling as its fulcrum at the newly-opened Orion Mall.

Gautam Dutta, COO of PVR Cinemas and bluO, PVR Ltd, says that after Gurgaon and Delhi, Bangalore was the next stop as far as blueO is concerned. “We always thought something that brings friends and families together under one roof, packed with all sorts of entertainment, executed well and priced strategically would work well in the country,” he opines.

Well, if you have a tattoo parlour, live music, plenty of gaming, karaoke, food and beverages, and of course bowling to keep you entertained, we won’t be surprised if you feel like moving in with a sleeping bag.

“When you’re working through the week and suddenly realise that you’ve missed out on spending some time with your family and kids, you want to take a break. For many people, going off for a week or 10 days is not feasible because of their hectic
schedules. But at bluO, they can come and have a day-long vacation. And that’s exactly why people don’t mind paying a little more here than they would in a regular bowling zone,” adds Gautam.

As for us, we’re just waiting for the green signal.
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_bowling-get-the-ball-rolling_1705048

I hope they open PVR in Orion by the time the "Dark Knight Rises" comes to town on July 20th :-)

I hope they open PVR in Orion by the time the "Dark Knight Rises" comes to town on July 20th :-)

When the PVR in Phoenix will open guys? any idea?

I hope they open PVR in Orion by the time the "Dark Knight Rises" comes to town on July 20th :-)

Me and my friends are waiting for the same too :)

@avinash do u know whether IMAX is coming to orion...I know they have mentioned as forum in their website but it is practically impossible to bring an IMAX screen ter....it would be awesome to watch "Dark Knight Rises" at IMAX

Also does PVR in Orion have 2 gold class theatres ?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fXb15q8fF58/T-RHuaqCI-I/AAAAAAAAJ5E/BVSJjsl873g/s1600/vega.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DeSBBefqyL4/T-RIlvDAPjI/AAAAAAAAJ5M/GqeE01hAPiQ/s1600/plaza.jpg

Neo Mall ,Ecity

Foundation started, can be seen in flashearth (http://www.flashearth.com/) imagery

Note :some parts of Bangalore updated to Jan 2012 images in Flashearth.

when is in orbit mall opening

Where is this coming up?

Me and my friends are waiting for the same too :)

@avinash do u know whether IMAX is coming to orion...I know they have mentioned as forum in their website but it is practically impossible to bring an IMAX screen ter....it would be awesome to watch "Dark Knight Rises" at IMAX

Also does PVR in Orion have 2 gold class theatres ?
IMAX at Orion!!! naananthu will orgasm if i can watch Dark knight in an IMAX :p ..baralla ansatte...gold class will be der i guess..

^^ :ohno: hope they will clean up seats after that :)

IMAX at Orion!!! naananthu will orgasm if i can watch Dark knight in an IMAX :p ..baralla ansatte...gold class will be der i guess..

Well here are some older news about IMAX in Blore

(Oct. 18)—PVR Cinemas is set to bring the IMAX movie experience to Bangalore.

PVR sources who spoke to The Softcopy were reluctant to go into detail about the project, but did say it would be off the ground “by next year.”

A local theater owner said the plan was an open secret.

“We have known that they are going to do it in Yeshwanthpur, in the Brigade Gateway property, for the past six months,” said Amit Gowda, owner of Urvashi Theater and an industry insider.

Project requires big investment

http://in.news.yahoo.com/the-imax-experience-is-coming-to-bangalore.html

"We have tied up with IMAX to set up high technology screens in India. The initial agreement is for four screens, but as we progress, we will explore taking this partnership to a bigger level," PVR Chief Financial Officer Nitin Sood told PTI.

As a part of the tie-up, PVR will set up new IMAX screens as well as convert the existing screens into IMAX screens.

"We will set up a new IMAX technology screen in Bangalore, while the one in Mumbai will be converted. This technology requires more investment as compared to the normal screens," Sood added without sharing details.

Under the terms of the sales deal, which is subject to Indian regulatory approvals, the first two systems are scheduled to be installed within the next 12 months at Mumbai and Bangalore.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-31/news/29366118_1_new-screens-imax-screens-imax-corporation

Q: You have signed exclusive deal with IMAX, could you tell us rollout plans with respect to that and how significant that is?

A: For a couple of territories we have signed a deal with IMAX, wherein our first IMAX would be coming up in Bangalore in our existing cinemas in the Forum mall. That would be followed by another one in Pheonix, there will be one in Delhi and one in NCR region. That looks to be the rollout hypothetically for the next 12-18 months in terms of IMAX. While the technology is expensive the returns are also phenomenally good.
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/expect-to-see-20-higher-revenuesfy12-pvr_638592.html

So many gossips are around this much hype theatre after the city has all brands namely Fame, Fun Cinemas, INOX, Cinemax, PVR. But this news given in the link above also says that PVR has the more chance to have the much expected IMAX Cinema that will also be ready for users from the mid of the upcoming year 2012.

Imax in India is always special, as most of the south Indian people love to spend time in watching movies in a atmosphere where they can enjoy the movie upto its maximum. If the link from yahoo is true, then Bangalore will experience this pleasure before other cities like Chennai and Coimbatore going to have it. The metropolitan already flooding with high quality shopping malls with leading multiplex brands, but bringing in IMAX will be totally of a new experience that will promote the qualities of the movies too says the sources. But the thing is that there are only less number of movies made in 3d and that too that could be played in IMAX projector format. We have to wait and watch until it comes in reality.
http://www.theindianews.in/imax-theatre-in-bangalore-by-pvr-cinemas-is-it-true/1296

^^ :ohno: hope they will clean up seats after that :)
Ha-Ha...mind alli guru, innellu alla :p

someone should confirm if IMAX is part of it?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hMKADSVklos/T-6HqtxqzUI/AAAAAAAAKKM/zG-tr_wTNqI/s1600/380729_298148083615288_1709366_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkwZPh501Zc/T-6Hr3Ji3QI/AAAAAAAAKKQ/XUmnv_9nbBI/s1600/524165_298148810281882_1567011130_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oUTm7cyVPnQ/T-6Hs9YN4rI/AAAAAAAAKKY/x4CyHEf9Nxs/s1600/528785_298149060281857_957078491_n.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-83Jr080rte8/T-6HuQyHHfI/AAAAAAAAKKg/HDwsAPt3PVI/s1600/528807_298149190281844_852196558_n.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iBRM5vBLyTs/T-6HvsPyqVI/AAAAAAAAKKs/Y93_S9gqEUM/s1600/529033_298148636948566_1258033746_n.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QdbI4IkLZtU/T-6HxA4ubwI/AAAAAAAAKKw/c7fzlCN1UJg/s1600/534702_298148443615252_269693082_n.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sMJzSlUNsy4/T-6HyXgo9gI/AAAAAAAAKK4/_I5DYPtk_bQ/s1600/534876_298148203615276_428960403_n.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JBdNbbswc4o/T-6HzwTg4kI/AAAAAAAAKLA/wKOPAyQipWU/s1600/555444_298148936948536_1031023711_n.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z9QB5gJ56Vw/T-6H1Bucj3I/AAAAAAAAKLI/MGVGl9TBinU/s1600/582695_298148713615225_1798662937_n.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6AkBnoObC5s/T_LsjeCSG9I/AAAAAAAAKSw/z5grIJ3SlQo/s1600/IMG_1374.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LvNYiQk5SI4/T_Lso45GltI/AAAAAAAAKS4/h2UX4cj8yWg/s1600/IMG_1375.JPG

So is it open yet ??

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/06/17/Img/Ad0170530.png

World Mart is this the same which Kishore Byani was saying that on outskirts of KR puram they are going to have an wholesale Market with Mall like ambiance.

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/06/17/Img/Ad0170530.png

BANGALORE: Kishore Biyani-led Future Group along with Bangalore-based developer Sattva are together opening a first of its kind wholesale market in Bangalore at an investment of over Rs 100 crore.

World Market, which is being built on the lines of YIWU market in China and Dragon Mart in Dubai, is coming up on Old Madras Road spread across 10.72 acres with a total developable area of 10-lakh sqft.

The first phase of the project, which is scheduled to open by the end of this year, will have a built up area of 180,000 sqft and will house merchandise ranging from fashion accessories to crockery, interior and outdoor decors, hardware, toys, stationery, electronics, and leather products.

"We are launching the first wholesale market in the country that would be non-food and non-clothing, which would be launched in the next 8 to 6 months," said Kishore Biyani, chairman, Future Group.

In addition to housing traders' from all walks of the retail spectrum, the mall will also sport of warehousing and storage facilities, packaging and courier services, alignments with transporters for the movement and delivery of goods, loading and dispatch infrastructure, banks, food and beverage outlets as well as hotel accommodation.

Interestingly, the land parcel on which World Market is coming up was an iconic landmark that housed the BPL factory. Sattva as part of a distress sale deal bought the land at a price of around Rs 35 crore a couple of years ago.

Commenting on the business potential in Bangalore and the state of Karnataka, Biyani, said, "From a retailer's stand point Karnataka is the best retail destination for us. We operate around 200 stores in the Karnataka region, that's about 2.5 million sqft of retail space. We believe that despite the slowdown in the economy, the Karnataka market has been growing for us, and continues to surprise us with its growth."

Besides the World Market, Future Group is planning a mega food park that's being planned on a 110-acre land parcel, which will manufacture goods and products worth Rs 2,500 crore.



source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-14/bangalore/32234512_1_future-group-kishore-biyani-wholesale-market

IMAX is arriving at bangalore soon at PVR Koromangala

IMAX is arriving at bangalore soon at PVR Koromangala
PVR IMAX
No.21, Hosur Road, 3rd Floor, Near Madiwala Check Post, Koramangla Bengaluru 560095 91-80-22067881
The source is
http://www.imax.com/theatres/t/pvr-imax/

The upcoming multiplexes in Bangalore for 2012

The total of 24 multiplex screens is getting added in the bangalore for the year 2012 ,the details as below

1. PVR cinemas 11 Screens at orion mall (Form July 2012)

2.Gopalan cinemas 4 screens at gopalan grand ,Oold madras road ( From August 2012)

3. PVR cinemas 9 screens at Phoenix market city ,Whitefield (From October 2012)

Can someone explain how different is IMAX from others?

^^
Let the images do the talking
Notice the seating arrangement and the size of the screen

http://testweb.smv.org/Images/slideshowimax/imaxscreen.jpg

Comparision of reel size

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/05/IMG_8011_01.jpg

http://www.stereoartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Imaxcomparison.png

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shantharamsatnur/7431251922/

Today asked some person who was working at the Blu-O site in Orion mall...he said it will be open in another week:cheers: and PVR wont be open for atleast the next two months :ohno:

^^ till then there will rush for inox in mantri mall :ohno:

Today asked some person who was working at the Blu-O site in Orion mall...he said it will be open in another week:cheers: and PVR wont be open for atleast the next two months :ohno:
2 months!!! there goes the Dark Knight Rises..PVR Kor then :(

^^ According the links posted above, IMAX is coming up only at Forum right, its not coming to Orion.

Some interesting facts about Orion mall and WTC

1. Lowest temperature in bangalore city limits is recorded near lakeside

2. Highest wind speed recorded in city limits near entrance of WTC

These are tested results and certificates expected soon..

Some interesting facts about Orion mall and WTC

1. Lowest temperature in bangalore city limits is recorded near lakeside

2. Highest wind speed recorded in city limits near entrance of WTC

These are tested results and certificates expected soon..

City limits manje? Can you define the city limits vinod? :)

Real (film) IMAX screen size is HUGE. IMAX is now replacing many of them with Digital IMAX (LIEMAX). And those screens are pretty small compared to film's version screen. Digital's screen is just a little larger than normal multiplex screen. Bangalore is getting Digital one, will miss the real deal and huge experience that Hyderabad people are having :(

Difference :

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwkp5mfy7u1qz8s52.jpg

Oh and Bangalore IMAX is opening by Skyfall's release, they said.

Real (film) IMAX screen size is HUGE. IMAX is now replacing many of them with Digital IMAX (LIEMAX). And those screens are pretty small compared to film's version screen. Digital's screen is just a little larger than normal multiplex screen. Bangalore is getting Digital one, will miss the real deal and huge experience that Hyderabad people are having :(

Difference :

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwkp5mfy7u1qz8s52.jpg

Oh and Bangalore IMAX is opening by Skyfall's release, they said.


Thanks so much,, a little disappoint though,
They will convert Audi 1 at PVR Forum into IMAX then I think,,
Not the real IMAX but at least it gains some benefit over all the format,,
We will get to see The Hobbit in IMAX :)
But the bad thing is that we won't be able to see the IMAX 1.33:1 AR TT TT

^^ sure.

http://www.arena.net.pk/Admin//HomePageImages//97.jpg


More pics. (http://www.karachisnob.com/arena-2012.swf)


Do we have ice skating in that recently opened snow city? need one such in Bengaluru

Does Orion have A/C Car Parking? Read it in some news article

^^ yes it does

Orion Mall has hosted many celeb visits and other activities recently


http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/11/29/Img/Pc0291300.jpg
Kalki Koechlin with her fans
A mall does not only have to be only about getting a dose of retail therapy.Shoppers at Orion Mall are often treated to live music performances,contests and interactions with celebrities.It has been the destination of choice for Bollywood stars like Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin who interacted with their fans;and Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor,who shook a leg here when they made a recent visit to Bangalore.Even Sandalwood star Sudeep took time out to head to Orion Mall to answer questions posed to him by his fans.

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/11/29/Img/Pc0291200.jpg
Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra interacting with their fans at the mall

But you donot have to be a film buff to enjoy some of the activities hosted by Orion Mall.The Harley Owners Group of Bangalore chose the mall as their pit stop for their Sunday ride out.Close to 50 bikers drove their bikes to Orion Mall and enjoyed brunch at Toscano,which overlooks the lake.
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/11/29/Img/Pc0290900.jpg
The Harley Owners Group of Bangalore making a pitstop at Orion Mall
Orion Mall also believes in engaging and closely associating with the society we live in.A group of children from the NGO Parikrama came to the mall for an outing along with style guru Prasad Bidapa.The kids had an opportunity to understand the different aspects of mall functioning and job opportunities at a mall.They also enjoyed a meal sponsored by McDonalds and took home gift hampers from Cookie Man.
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/11/29/Img/Pc0291000.jpg
The Up to 50% off End Of Season sale is on in full swing at Orion Mall,which boasts international shopping brands,fine-dining restaurants,a lakeside promenade,a hassle-free parking facility and the Brigade Gateway setting.
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOIBG/2012/07/11/29/Img/Pc0291100.jpg
Orion Mall is located at Brigade Gateway,Dr Rajkumar Road,Rajajinagar.For more information,call 67282222 or visit
www.orionmalls.com
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=29&edlabel=TOIBG&mydateHid=11-07-2012&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02900&format=&publabel=TOI

Banglore: Mother of all malls
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z378/Hemanthk1987/dec24%202011/epaper2-001.jpg

Do we have ice skating in that recently opened snow city? need one such in Bengaluru

ice skating rink was already there in mantri mall :banana: