Post pandemic shopping experience

After the beginning of the pandemic, everything went into a shun mode except the activities that were necessary to run the country and its people. The malls and the places that encouraged crowds were the first places to be shut down across country by the government.

Malls have been open for a week now, and it has been a crowd puller though there have been conversations and debates on the internet surrounding the topic – whether the malls will survive the new age of online shopping. Though, it is not far from the truth to say that malls did show a decline in the number of people that came in but now the numbers are regaining its strength.

Malls are termed as shopping complex and more for they encompass not only the branded stores but also cinema, entertainment and adventure zones, groceries, food halls, etc. The malls have a world of their own, which takes adults and kids both into a zone of escapism through the mere art of entertainment at a substantial price.

There are many shopping malls in Delhi, some of which are relevantly famous and popular among the masses and attract more crowd than the others. Those can be listed as follows:

- Pacific Mall

- Promenade

- Ambience Mall

There are many malls which might be competing against each other and setting up stores which serve the needs of the customers in the best possible way.

Before the lockdown, a new apple store was launched at Pacific Mall, Delhi, India. As it was the first ever flagship store, there were huge amounts of discounts on all of apples’ products that gained the momentum in the media hence the people were lined up to purchase the products of such a premium and high-end brand at rates like never before

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