Kolkata: Malls in Kolkata have risen back with Bang, recording more income during festive sales than those carried out before the pandemic in September-October 2019.
If the momentum continues through diwali and Christmas, this can be one of the best second half of the mall In Kolkata, regardless of the close of three months during the second wave.
South City, Acropolis, and two city centers in Salt Lake and New Town all recorded higher sales since mid-July than they did two seasons ago.
Retailers in Mani Square and Quest also, said they were very happy with customer selection and sales.
“We have a phenomenal season with high sales in all categories such as clothing, watches and electronics,” said Mall City South Vice-President of Manmohan Bagree.
The mall has recorded one step 1 lakh in Mahalaya and weekends.
In the Acropolis Mall too, the income from the sale of the Meriah crossed the 2019 number with a surge in the customer on the last shopping lap pushing numbers.
“The last weekend before the fantastic puja with 25,000 feet a day.
Compared to last year, sales festally rose more than 25%,” said the Acropolis Mall General Manager K Vijayan, added that the category of clothing, footwear, and beauty had been done well.
Downtown I in Salt Lake and City Center II in New Town have witnessed a stable sale after its restrictions on loose.
“The retail business has touched the new peak of this Puja with customers to overcome fear and walk to the mall with confidence city.
The Twin Malls has recorded 15% more income than the 2019 celebration season with clothing, accessories, children’s wear and women wearing the biggest gainers.
“CC-I clocking about 1 lakh footsteps while CC-II get around 80,000.
Retailers, consumers, and developers are happy with the overall performance,” Pandey said.
Even though sales have exceeded 2019, footsteps are still 60% of what malls have been recorded during the festival two years ago.
“Income per customer has increased sharply.
There are more buyers who seriously visit the mall and almost everyone makes a purchase,” Bagree said.
The food and beverage sector has also made a smart recovery with the food court and restaurant that does business equivalent to the pre-pandemic level.
“After restrictions on the timing was released to allow services until 10:30 a.m., the F & B business returned to its track,” Vijayan said.