S CA I<strong>Issue</strong>-2 l Vol-02 l <strong>March</strong> 2011EVENT TALKMeet Over MealsNetwork<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the South, February 2011Shopp<strong>in</strong>g Centres Association of India (SCAI) had conducted a ‘Meet over Meals’ session <strong>in</strong> Hyderabad. Thenetwork<strong>in</strong>g, panel discussion and d<strong>in</strong>ner event was focused on ‘How to Increase Trad<strong>in</strong>g Density <strong>in</strong> Shopp<strong>in</strong>gCentres’. This event was held on Thur, February 24, 2011 Hotel Taj Deccan, Hyderabad.Objective: This event was aimed at <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g SCAI membership <strong>in</strong> South India besides elucidat<strong>in</strong>g SCAI’sobjectives and purpose.Attendees : Brookefield Estates, Neeru's, MPM Group, Levi Strauss & Co., Color D Earth,Krishna Pearls & Jewellers, The Ideas Exchange, Jones Lang LaSalle, Manjeera Retail Hold<strong>in</strong>gs Pvt. Ltd., Indu ProjectsLtd., ASIPAC Group, Inorbit <strong>Mall</strong>s Pvt. Ltd., VJ Group, EMAAR MGF, Northstar Technical Services, Robotouch, ShoppersStop Ltd., Viceroy Hotels Limited, Khan Saabs.Facilitator : Mr. Jonathan Yach - PropCare <strong>Mall</strong> Management India Pvt. Ltd. (Mantri <strong>Mall</strong>) was the facilitator for theMeet over Meal session on ‘How to Increase Trad<strong>in</strong>g Density <strong>in</strong> Shopp<strong>in</strong>g Centres’.Network<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the South, <strong>March</strong> 2011Shopp<strong>in</strong>g Centres Association of India (SCAI) had conducted another ‘Meet over Meals’ session <strong>in</strong> Chennai. Thenetwork<strong>in</strong>g, panel discussion and d<strong>in</strong>ner event which was focused on ‘Role of Traditional Retailers <strong>in</strong> Modern<strong>Mall</strong>s’, was held on Wed, <strong>March</strong> 16, 2011 at Ra<strong>in</strong>tree Hotel, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai.Network<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the North, April 2011‘Meet overMeals’Shopp<strong>in</strong>g Centres Association of IndiaShopp<strong>in</strong>g Centres Association of India (SCAI) has announced the next'Meet Over Meals' session <strong>in</strong> Delhi. This network<strong>in</strong>g, panel discussionand d<strong>in</strong>ner event will focus on the topic 'Innovation <strong>in</strong> Shopp<strong>in</strong>gCentre Development'.The event is scheduled for Fri, April 8, 2011, from 12.00pm to4.00pm at The Taj Mahal Hotel, Number One Mans<strong>in</strong>gh Rd, New Delhi, 110 011.The event will be hosted by Star Centres.BackNext
S CA I<strong>Issue</strong>-2 l Vol-02 l <strong>March</strong> 2011InteractAn Interact Session will be held at Oberoi <strong>Mall</strong>, On Fri, April 15,2011, Mumbai<strong>in</strong>teractmall <strong>in</strong>foexchange forumS CA IHosted byTRADE TALKAdolfo Dom<strong>in</strong>guez Steps Into IndiaSpanish designer Adolfo Dom<strong>in</strong>guez has launched his flagship store at the new Ambience <strong>Mall</strong>, <strong>in</strong> Vasant Vihar, Delhi.The store was launched with the spr<strong>in</strong>g/summer '11 collection and accessories for both men andwomen. With over 35 years of experience <strong>in</strong> about 37 countries Adolfo's entry <strong>in</strong> India is significantfor bridg<strong>in</strong>g the gap between the luxury and the premium markets. The brand's creative directorTiziana Dom<strong>in</strong>guez says that their India move was a matter of 'when' rather than 'if'.Adolfo Dom<strong>in</strong>guez is a vertically <strong>in</strong>tegrated company, a position that has enabled it to produce highquality,fashion-oriented cloth<strong>in</strong>g at attractive price po<strong>in</strong>ts. The designer has shops all over Spa<strong>in</strong>and an extensive worldwide sales network, with po<strong>in</strong>ts of sale <strong>in</strong> more than 20 countries. The first Madrid andBarcelona Adolfo Domínguez stores opened <strong>in</strong> 1982, and <strong>in</strong> 1985 the designer presented his first women's collectionon the Paris catwalks. This marked the start of the firm's <strong>in</strong>ternational expansion, which has taken his collections allover Europe, Japan, America and South-East Asia. In India, the brand has tied up with Wadhavan Lifestyle Retail,which brought American urban street wear brand Ed Hardy to India <strong>in</strong> 2008. Wadhavan has entered an eight yeardeal for an exclusive master franchise agreement with Madrid-based Adolfo Dom<strong>in</strong>guez and plans to <strong>in</strong>vest aroundRs. 50 crores <strong>in</strong> the next five years to establish the brand <strong>in</strong> India.India's First Health <strong>Mall</strong> To OpenThe BCG group, a Rs. 500-crore bus<strong>in</strong>ess, is build<strong>in</strong>g the country's first multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary health mallhere and it will be opened by August, accord<strong>in</strong>g to Rekha C Babu, CEO of BCG Group. The BCGGroup was founded by Babu C George <strong>in</strong> 1980 and ventured <strong>in</strong>to real estate bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> 2003. Sixmore multiple malls under the brand name BCG Health Square will come up across the state <strong>in</strong> thenext five years. Such health malls are found <strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore, Malaysia, the US and Europe, accord<strong>in</strong>gto Rekha Babu.Spread over 110,000-square feet, the mall will <strong>in</strong>clude retail stores deal<strong>in</strong>g with pharmacy, optical ware, sk<strong>in</strong> careproducts, cosmetics, Ayurveda, herbal, organic, health foods, health and medical equipment.The BCG Health Square will have 44 rooms <strong>in</strong> the sixth and seventh floors and private cl<strong>in</strong>ics on the eighth, n<strong>in</strong>th andtenth floors.These spaces can accommodate doctors who want to set up their own <strong>in</strong>dependent practices with theBackNext