Malls
A shopping
mall, shopping
center/centre, shopping
arcade, shopping
precinct,
or simply mall is
one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing
merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling
visitors to walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area –
a modern, indoor version of the traditional marketplaces.
As
traders moved into more spacious shops in
the early 19th century high
streetsdeveloped,
but wealthier people (who could afford to travel to city centres for
pleasure) started wanting shelter from rain,
so shopping
arcades were
developed. With new innovations like escalators these
evolved into shopping centres and with the rise of the automobile
these evolved into shopping malls.
From
early on, the design tended to be inward-facing, with malls following
theories of how customers could best be enticed in a controlled
environment. Similar, the concept of a mall having one or more
"anchor
stores"
or "big
box stores"
was pioneered early, with individual stores or smaller-scale chain
storesintended
to benefit from the shoppers attracted by the big stores.
One
of the earliest examples of public shopping malls come from Ancient
Rome in
forums where shopping markets were located. One of the earliest
public shopping centers isTrajan's
Market in
Rome located in Trajan's Forum. Trajan's Market was probably built
around 100-110 AD by Apollodorus
of Damascus,
and is thought to be the world's oldest shopping center and a
forerunner for the shopping mall.
The Grand
Bazaar of Istanbulwas
built in the 15th century and is still one of the largest covered
shopping centers in the world, with more than 58 streets and 4,000
shops. Numerous other covered shopping arcades, such as the
19th-century Al-Hamidiyah
Souq in Damascus, Syria,
might also be considered precursors to the present-day shopping
mall.[6] Isfahan's Grand
Bazaar,
which is largely covered, dates from the 10th century. The 10
kilometer long covered Tehran's
Grand Bazaar also
has a long history.
Gostiny
Dvor in St.
Petersburg,
which opened in 1785, may be regarded as one of the first
purposely-built mall-type shopping complexes, as it consisted of more
than 100 shops covering an area of over 53,000 m2 (570,000 sq ft).
The Marché
des Enfants-Rouges in Paris opened
in 1628 and still runs today. The Oxford
Covered Market in Oxford,
England opened in 1774 and still runs today.
The Passage
du Caire was
opened in Paris in 1798.[7] The Burlington
Arcade in
London was opened in 1819. The
Arcade in Providence,
Rhode Island introduced
the retail arcade concept to the United States in
1828.[8] The Galleria
Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italyfollowed
in the 1870s and is closer to large modern malls in spaciousness.
Other large cities created arcades and shopping centers in the late
19th century and early 20th century, including the Cleveland
Arcade, Dayton
Arcade and Moscow's GUM,
which opened in 1890. Early shopping centers designed for the
automobile include Market
Square, Lake
Forest, Illinois (1916),
and Country
Club Plaza,Kansas
City, Missouri (1924).
An
early indoor mall prototype in the United States was the Lake
View Store at Morgan
Park, Duluth,
Minnesota,
which was built in 1915 and held its grand opening on July 20, 1916.
The architect was Dean and Dean from Chicago and
the building contractor was George H. Lounsberry from Duluth. The
building is two stories with a full basement, and shops were
originally located on all three levels. All of the stores were
located within the interior of the mall; some shops were accessible
from inside and out.
In
the mid-20th century, with the rise of
the suburb and automobile culture
in the United States, a new style of shopping center was created away
from downtown.[9] Mall
construction in America was encouraged by the accelerated
depreciation laws of 1954, which incentivized greenfield development
on the urban fringe. A second stimulus came from legislation passed
in 1960, which allowed investors to band together in REITs (Real
Estate Investment Trusts) to avoid corporate income taxes. The laws
helped to shape the familiar exurban landscape of malls, motels and
fast food chains
The
phrase shopping mall consists of two words, shopping and mall. A
shopping mall is basically a shopping complex or a market place. But
then a bazaar is also a market place.
There
is a difference between a shopping mall and a bazaar. A bazaar is a
linear concept. It consists of generally a long road or a street,
running along the city, usually in its center, with big and small
shops on both its sides. The road or the street may be a busy traffic
road with pedestrians and all kinds of vehicles running and even
honking upon it.
A
shopping mall ideally is not part of the road side bazaar, though
there may be exceptions. It is an enclosed and independent shopping
complex or an arcade with a specified space for parking of cars and
other vehicles.
Shopping
malls are, in some cases, located away from the busy streets of the
city. They are located either on its suburbs or a few minutes drive
away from the city. The reason may possibly be the shortage of space
inside the city, because a shopping mall is usually a
complex of huge and spacious buildings.
But
why the word ‘mall’ instead of ‘complex’ or a ‘centre’?
Is it because ‘mall’ is a more ‘in’, a fashionable word, and
a hep expression?
The
answer is both yes and no. The word ‘shopping’ appears to have
been attached to ‘mall’ to take advantage of the pleasant
connotations that the word ‘mall’ is associated with.
A
mall is “a promenade, a public place set aside as a pedestrian
walk. It is a major street used by the gentry for shopping and
recreational activities”. It is “a sheltered walkway, a
promenade bordered by trees, shrubs and flowers.”
We
have an example of a Mall Road in Civil Lines area in North Delhi.
Unfortunately this Mall Road has lost its original pleasant
character.
So,
shopping mall is an enclosed set of carefully landscaped complex of
buildings representing leading merchandisers with interconnecting
walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit. Besides
shopping it also provides recreation to the city’s residents.
Malls In Cochin : -
The Kochi
Bypass is
a bypass
segment of NH
47 that
bypasses the CBD of
the city of Kochi in Kerala, India.
The highway stretches 17 km from Edapally in
the north to Aroor in Alappuzha
district in
the south,
via Vyttila, kundannoor, Maradu.
The Government of Kerala began the preliminary works in
1973.[1] After
a slow progress, it was partially opened for traffic in the beginning
years of 1980s. The section between Edapally and Vyttila had
four lanes from the beginning. The rest of the carriageway is also
upgraded to 4 lanes and 6 lanes in 2010
The
idea was to bypass the truck traffic out of the city proper. However
now the city has outgrown the bypass leading to a heavy suburban
traffic. Today, this road has turned out to be the most important
arterial road in Kochi.
The spacious road is going to replace the MG
Road as
the state's major commercial avenue in a few years time. Space crunch
has really started to take toll on the MG Road, and the NH Bypass
provides answer to all the problems faced by the former.
Bypass Road
has enough width to accommodate an 8 lane carriageway, service roads
and a median. This 17-km stretch of road running across the city has
become the hub of business for the city. This road Edapally - Aroor
bypass slowly overtake MG road as the commercial hotspot of Kochi
City and also Kerala state.
There Are Two Malls In Cochin & They Are : -
- Oberon Mall
-
LuLu
International Shopping Mall
LuLu
International Shopping Mall
Oberon
Mall :
Oberon
Mall is
a shopping mall located in the Indian city
of Kochi and
the current second largest lifestyle mall in Kerala in
operation, after the newer and bigger Lulu
Cochin Mall.
The mall is also the first full format mall in Kerala, opened
formally on March 2, 2009, though the mall was launched in 2008. The
cost of construction of the mall is about
1
billion. It is built on an area of 47,000 square metres
(510,000 sq ft) across five floors of shops and office
spaces and covering grounds of up to 6 acres (2.4 ha).
Oberon
Mall was developed and promoted by the Oberon Group of Companies,
India. The mall is one of the busiest shopping avenues for the city
of Cochin.
Oberon
Mall is a shopping mall located in the Indian city of Kochi and
the current largest lifestyle mall in Kerala in
operation. The mall is also the first full format mall in Kerala,
opened formally on March 2, 2009, though the mall was launched in
2008. The cost of construction of the mall is about Rs. 1 billion. It
is built on an area of 39,600 square metres (426,000 sq ft) across
five floors of shops and office spaces and covering grounds of up to
6 acres (2.4 ha).
Oberon Mall was developed and promoted by the
Oberon Group of Companies, India.
The mall is one of the busiest shopping avenues for the city of
Cochin. Oberon Mall is located on the NH 47 Bypass at Edapally, one
of the commercial centres in Kochi, Kerala.
Features:
The
Mall has almost all similar standard features of a full format mall.
However some of the main features are
- The first full format mall of Kerala
- The first Multiplex theatre facility in Kerala
- The first Indoor gaming zone facility in Kerala
- One of the largest Glass dome in South India.
Anchors:
- Clothing And Apparel
- Kids
- Luxuries And Jewelery
- Electronics And Computers
- Leather, Footwear And Travel
- Opticals
Services
And Facilities:
- Beauty
- Banks And Money
- Food Court
- Eat Outs
- Fine Restaurants
Entertainment:
- 4 screen Multiplex operated by Cinemax with Snack bar and Gold Class
- 3,500 sq ft (330 sq mt) Computer game zone operated by Boomerang Gaming VenturesScary House- An ghost theme amusement center
- Mirror Maze- A game room with maze of mirrors
- Cricket Zone- A bowling Alley
It’s
the most happening place in Kochi. Located on NH Bye Pass, just 3 kms
from Edapally Junction, Oberon MALL is more than just a mall. Call it
a lifestyle center if you please or better still, the perfect family
destination or perhaps simply ‘urban entertainment’. It’s got
everything to keep you on your feet and coming back for more.
Offering a truly 'shoppertainment experience', Oberon MALL attracts
hundreds of people from every corner of the city to experience
shopping, entertainment and food in an international ambience,
everyday.
About your Travel Journey
Road
Distance or driving distance from Oberon Mall,
Edapaly to Kakkanad,Kochi is 126
kms(78.00
miles).
For customizing your travel journey you might consider adding some
stop over points or adding some night stops here.
Your
total travel time is approximately 2 hour(s) 2 min(s); which
may vary depending upon the road and traffic conditions.
For More Detail Visit :
- Websitewww.oberonmall.com
LuLu International Shopping Mall
The
largest malls in India – LuLu Mall was inaugurated by Shri. Oommen
Chandy at a glittering function held in Kochi. The CM inaugurated the
mall and also unveiled a plaque to commemorate the grand opening.
Leader of Opposition, Shri. V. S. Achuthanandan was the chief
guest of the event. Shri. Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister and Shaikh
Abdulla Al Saleh, UAE Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade were the
Guests of Honour.
Union
Minister Prof. K. V. Thomas launched the LuLu loyalty card, state
minister P. K. KunhaliKutty launched LuLu Mall website, and TKA Nair,
Advisor to the Prime Minister launched a mall guide on the occasion.
The opening ceremony was also attended by leaders of various
political parties, government officials and the enthusiastic Kochi
crowd. LuLu group managing director Yusuff Ali MA welcomed the
gathering and Executive Director Ashraf Ali MA rendered the vote of
thanks.
After
the inauguration, Oommen Chandy, VS Achuthanandan, Shaikh Abdulla Al
Saleh, Vayalar Ravi, Prof. KV Thomas and other dignitaries toured
various sections of the newly-built mall and congratulated the group
Managing Director Yusuff Ali MA on the successful completion of the
mall.
LuLu
Mall is a 2.5 million (25 lakhs) sq. ft complex in 17 acres and
spread over three levels. The mall is complete with a full line of
amenities and facilities which include the best of international
brands of luxury and life style, a well-appointed food court that
serves international cuisines, coffee shops, money exchange, dine-in
outlets, a 22,000 sq. ft entertainment zone, a 5,000 sq. ft Ice Rink
that’s the first of its kind in South India, prayer halls, and baby
care centre among other facilities.
The
shopping mall which was built on an investment of INR 1,600 Crore is
expected to become the most sought-after family shopping destination
of residents and tourists. The mall designed by WS Atkins, UK based
consultants, has a parking capacity for 3000 cars with easy access
from all the main roads. Well placed escalators, elevators,
travelators and walkways make it easy for shoppers, diners, and fun
lovers to get from one point of the mall to another.
Located
at Edapally, Kochi at the intersection of three important highways of
Kerala: NH 47, NH 17 and the Kochi by-pass; the mall is within easy
reach from almost all landmarks and prominent facilities such as
health centers and accommodation options. Further, almost all
transport facilities are close by, including the
Cochin International
Airport and railway station. Also within the mall’s expansive
campus is The Marriott - a magnificent 300-room hotel that caters to
the accommodation needs of visitors and tourists in God’s own
country.
The
mall will feature the widest choice of world-class brands at the
fairest prices. A special area has been allocated to promote Kerala
products and handicrafts. The mall will generate 8000 direct jobs and
more than 20,000 indirect job opportunities. LuLu's winning formula
of value for money quality shopping will be a matter of delight for
the residents of Kochi.
LuLu
Hypermarket, LuLu Celebrate, LuLu Connect, Westside, PVR Cinemas are
the anchor stores of the mall. Nine cinema screens with a total
capacity of 2,250 seats will be opened in the mall by early April.
Inside the mall, there is a food court with a capacity for 3500
people and 18 food counters.
The first Mac Donald Restaurant in
Kerala has also been opened at LuLu Mall. The mall has a 5-D cinema
hall, bowling alleys, water rides and electronic games. The other
facilities include ATM, money exchange counters, pharmacy, travel and
holiday desk and a Federal Bank branch.
LuLu
International Shopping Mall is
India's largest shopping
mall in Gross
Leasable Area[5][6][7][8][9] and
second-largest shopping mall in Gross
Floor Area.[10] It
is located in the Edapally neighbourhood
of Kochi in Kerala.
It is built on an area of 17 acres, with thegross
floor area of
the mall alone at 2,500,000 square feet (230,000 m2). A premium
five-star, 20-storey, 300 room hotel managed by JW
Marriott Hotels is
located adjacent to it, within the mall compound.
Opened
on 10 March 2013, the mall consists of more than 300 outlets
including food
courts, restaurants,
family entertainment zones, a nine-screenmultiplex,
South India's largest ice skating rink and a 12 lane bowling
alley.[2][11][12][13]The
estimated cost for this project is more than INR 1600 crore.[14] The
mall is run, managed and set up by the EMKE
Group,
a business group with interests in the Middle
East, Africa and Asia.
The EMKE Group's Managing
Director is M.
A. Yousuf Ali,
who is an NRI from Kerala,
based in the UAE.
The
mall is located in Edappally
Junction,
a prime location at the meeting point of three major highways - NH
47, NH
17,
and the Kochi
Bypass.
It is expected to be a landmark for the state of Kerala. The opening
of the mall has caused a major traffic bottleneck in the area and
the NHAI along
with the civic body is planning to construct a flyover above
NH 47 and NH 17.
They are temporarily using the government-owned land
available on either side of the road to enable motorists a free left
turn.[15][16][17] The
LuLu Group has built its own self-contained city in the surrounding
areas of the mall. In recent years, the mall management gradually
procured the needed land.
The
Lulu Mall, which opened earlier this week in Kochi, is a shopper's
delight. Spanning a little over 2.5 million sq ft and built at a cost
of Rs 1,600 crore, it can accommodate nearly 300 national and
international brands.
The
man behind what is billed as the largest mall in India, MA Yusuffali,
the promoter of Abu Dhabi-based retail powerhouse EMKE Group, is a
Malayali. That still doesn't explain why he would open a mall and a
giant one at that in Kerala.
Location :
The
mall is located in Edappally
Junction,
a prime location at the meeting point of three major highways - NH
47, NH
17,
and the Kochi
Bypass.
It is expected to be a landmark for the state of Kerala. The opening
of the mall has caused a major traffic bottleneck in the area and
the NHAI along
with the civic body is planning to construct a flyover above
NH 47 and NH 17.
They are temporarily using the government-owned land
available on either side of the road to enable motorists a free left
turn.[15][16][17] The
LuLu Group has built its own self-contained city in the surrounding
areas of the mall. In recent years, the mall management gradually
procured the needed land.
Space
for All
But
the current surge in consumption is mainly due to economic growth at
a faster clip. The state economy has been growing at 7.5-8% in the
past five years. Growth actually surged to 9.5% in 2011-12 compared
with the national average of 6.5%. This has created jobs. Though
Kerala still has one of the highest unemployment rates in India, job
creation has accelerated in sectors such as IT, ITeS and telecom.
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