Arhum Arhum replied on Friday, September 17, 2021 08:36 PM PST
Alpha, Punjabis are not attuned to mall culture. We occasionally enjoy going to malls for a fun day out but most of our shopping is done through 4 and 8 marla commercial markets. I myself prefer going to small markets instead of malls for shopping as do most. Phase 6 will become huge due to dolmen mall, raya fairways, another mall in sector N/P as well as your main boulevard commercials.
Malls and online have in no way eaten 4 and 8 marlas lunch. Bigger retail brands have shifted to malls but majority business is still done through 4 and 8 marla commercials. Grocery, banks, restaurants, medical stores and most businesses are not suitable for malls. Malls are mostly for cinema, entertainment and retail/textile shopping. And forget online. Online shopping has increased but barely placed a dent on in-person business. In foreign countries situation is different where people even order most groceries online but in Pakistan, online game has long way to go and will have to play catch up for a long while |