Realty firm Saya Homes on Sunday said it will invest around Rs 200 crore over the next two years to develop a shopping mall in Noida as the company expects retail sector to bounce back post-Covid-19.
The Group with its flagship retail chain of Lulu hypermarkets and supermarkets has operations spread over 22 countries.
Several states are now mulling easing restrictions.
Shopping mall owners' revenue declined by around 50% during the last fiscal as the retail sector was badly hit since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year
Despite a healthy rise expected in their toplines this fiscal on a lower base, malls' revenues will still be up to a fifth lower than the quantum seen before the pandemic, a report said on Wednesday. The shopping malls' revenue is likely to grow by 45-55 per cent in FY22, after the 45 per cent dent in the previous fiscal due to the lockdowns, ratings agency Crisil said. It also pointed out that even at the end of the FY22, the topline will be only 80-85 per cent of the industry performance before the pandemic. Commenting on the fresh restrictions after the second wave of infections, the agency said the curbs will affect retail sales but the debt servicing capability of the malls is not likely to be impacted because of strong sponsors and healthy liquidity profiles. "We foresee retail sales in malls declining significantly in the first quarter of this fiscal versus pre-pandemic levels because of fresh restrictions, and recovering gradually by the end of the first half," its senior .
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Severely impacted by the pandemic, just five malls with 2.75 million square feet of space, came up this year
He said the management of such commercial establishments must ensure meticulous compliance of the standard operating procedures issued by the Health Department from time to time
Footfall at 60-70% of last year's level; at malls, it is much less, but improving
Online shopping is "here to stay" and "there's a real opportunity for us to parlay this and become the last-mile delivery answer," Ball said in an interview in Stockholm
Phoenix, Inorbit, Infiniti, and Oberoi, which have malls across the city, said they have vigorous sanitization and social distancing measures in place to ensure they adhere to guidelines
Spread over an area of 13.5 acres, Phoenix Palassio has a built-up area of a million sq ft and will house 300 stores
The Haryana government had earlier allowed malls to reopen from June 7 across the state, barring Gurgaon and Faridabad that accounted for overwhelming proportions of Covid-19 infections and fatalities
Phoenix, Inorbit, Brigade offer waiver, discounts
At MTR Indira Nagar, pre-lockdown Sundays would mean about 1,000 diners in their 150-seater place
CAIT study says only 5-10 per cent of normal business is taking place in Delhi's markets because of lack of customers and workers
More than 250 malls were operational on Monday across the country. This is a fraction of the 650 plus large malls in India.
In the national capital region, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad administrations have not given permission so far for opening the shopping malls
75-day wait ends today but getting customers and labour back is a challenge
Signs of change are all around - from washrooms to retail outlets. To limit the spread of the virus - now only alternate urinals and wash basins are available with an additional glass partition