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Zora The Mall, Raipur, India
The new Ingka Centres complex represents an mirror the confluence of the train lines at the site, vanilla stores, five anchor and mini-anchor stores
investment of INR 5,500 crores and is expected making the project a symbol of the continuous and a food court with more than 350 seats. The
to generate over 9,000 jobs for the many people flow of people migrating to Noida from all parts of mall will also house a four-screen multiplex with
of Uttar Pradesh. Scheduled to open in a few India, seeking a better and more fulfilling lifestyle, seating for over 750, along with parking for more
years in 2028, Lykli Noida will be the first Ingka over the last 40 years. than 150 cars. Serving an untapped catchment
Centres complex worldwide to include a hotel Grand Galleria, the first-ever mall in Purnia, area within a 100km radius, Grand Galleria will
and is expected to attract over 25 million visitors Bihar, is set to open in December 2025 by devel- create a strong platform for brand expansion and
annually. Lykli Noida represents a new era of retail oper Grand Galleria Ltd. Strategically located at investment opportunities.
destinations in the Delhi national capital region KP Extension, Kaptan Para, the project marks a Launched earlier this year in Raipur, Zora The
(NCR). Anchored by an IKEA store, the complex significant step toward organised retail in India’s Mall has been completely revamped and has
will spread across 47,833sq m and is one of the tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Spanning 1.5 lakh square become one of the prominent retail destinations of
biggest retail projects in Delhi NCR. The project’s feet of gross leasable area (GLA), the mall will Central India. The project features a retail area of
overall form is inspired by the concept of conflu- bring modern shopping and entertainment expe- approximately one million square feet along with
ence. The two towers are positioned to face and riences to the region. Key features include over 40 200,000sq ft of office space and a 110-room hotel.

Lykli Noida, Noida, India

The mall provides a retail environment that was of four lakh square feet. The mall’s lower ground Taurus Zentrum is a shopping mall under con-
planned and designed to inspire and elevate one’s floor features a Lulu Hypermarket along with a struction in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
senses, while also bringing together an eclectic selection of stores. The ground floor showcases and the latest indications are that it will open in
mix of dining formats & food services alongside premium brands, while the first floor is dedicated 2027. When completed it will be one of the largest
entertainment complimented by a complete spec- to men’s fashion and accessories. The second and most exciting retail, entertainment and dining
trum of retail categories in a balanced manner. floor hosts a variety of offerings, including a few destinations in the country with over 700,000sq ft
Also within the mall is a new state-of-the-art, restaurants, women’s and kids’ fashion, as well as of gross leasable area. The mall will feature dozens
five-screen multiplex along with an auditorium, beauty and wellness brands. Some of the brands of local and internationally-known retail brands,
the biggest Family Entertainment Centre, a food present in the mall include Lifestyle, Gap, U.S. Polo a multitude of dining options and a wide variety
court 10-15 multi-cuisine restaurants including Assn., Rare Rabbit, Nykaa Luxe, Levi’s, Raymond of entertainment including Kerala’s largest multi-
pubs and lounges, 8-10 anchor stores, 125-150 and Feeling Perfume Bar, among others. The third plex. The multiplex will have 15 screens, including
vanilla stores and a hypermarket all of which are floor includes the food court and the family enter- an IMAX theatre and will be operated by Cinepolis.
distributed across the four levels of the mall. tainment centre, Playaza, the indoor entertain - Zentrum will act as the nucleus of Taurus Down-
Located in Thrissur in the state of Kerala and ment brand by Malabar Group. The 600-seat food town Trivandrum and of the wider Technopark
opened in December by developer HiLITE Group, court houses brands like KFC, Popeyes, Pizza Hut, region, as well as a regional destination for the
the HiLITE Mall features over 125 stores of Domino’s, Burger King and Subway, among others. Trivandrum urban agglomeration and all of South
regional, national and international brands. Sit- Finally, Palaxi Cinemas occupies the fourth floor Kerala and Tamilnadu. The mall is owned and man-
uated between NH 47 and SH 22, the mall has a and the mall’s terrace serves as a space for open- aged by Taurus Investment Holdings and designed
total area of 7.4 lakh square feet and a leasable area air activities and entertainment events. by the international architectural firm, Benoy.

HiLITE Mall, Thrissur, India

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