Pondicherry has grown from its French colonial days and has now three famous malls for the growing number of city dwellers as well as the rising rates in travellers. Pondicherry is no more just a sea-facing city famed for its beaches and sunset; it has come to cater to most of our needs through malls.
These are the 3 malls in Pondicherry:
1. Providence Mall
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Opened on 12th December 2017, Providence Mall is the first mall inaugurated in the city of Pondicherry with a multi-stop solution to all your shopping, food and entertainment woes. The mall also houses top-grade brands such as Levi’s, Woodlands, Toni and Guy with the only branch of multi-chained fast food joint McDonald’s in the entire city. It also has a lot of options when it comes to ethnic shopping – it has brands such as Aurelia, Soch, and W amongst others. It also serves electronics shopping through Reliance Digitals and Poorvika. It’s a three – floored mall in Pondicherry with SPI Cinema taking up the third floor. The mall is also famous for holding weekend special live events. All of these offers making this mall tempting for all shopaholics!
Address: Cuddalore Road, Ambedkar Nagar, Orleanpet, Puducherry, India Timings: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM Attractions: SPI Cinemas, Big Bazaar, MAX Reliance Trends, Woodlands, KFC, Toni and Guy, Levi’s.
2. Mall 100
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Located at Heritage Town, Mall 100 boasts of housing a lot of local brands in various categories ranging from kids’ clothing, men clothing, footwear, women clothing, bags and ethnic shopping. The mall also has eateries such as Lassi and Rolls. The availability of so many local brands and shopkeepers make it a very lucrative option for many city dwellers as well as travellers. Though many visitors have complained that most shops close early even though the Mall is supposedly open for 24 hours. Yet many individuals do continue to visit this mall in Pondicherry as it serves the purposes of shopping and ining.
Address: 100, JN Street, Heritage Town, Puducherry, India Timings: Open 24 Hours Attractions: Lassi and Rolls, Impress, Sting, Pudhuvai Silks
3. Roshan Bag Mall
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This mall in Pondicherry is dedicated entirely to the shopping of bags. There are a lot of collections available here as Roshan Bag Mall has shops of V.I.P., Carlton, American Tourister, Skybags, Aristocrat, Samsonite, WildCraft, Space and so much more. They provide all categories of bags such as luggage bags, travel bags, shoulder bags, side bags, briefcases and more. They have also cultivated their own brand Roshan that they all also sell at this mall. Roshan Bag Mall fulfils the limitation of Providence Mall, which lacks specifically dedicated shop for bags. It is a must-visit mall in Pondicherry for all bag lovers!
Address: Kumaraguru Pallam, Kamaraj Nagar, Puducherry, India Timings: 10:00 AM - 9:30 PM Attractions: Bags, VIP, American Tourister, Skybags, Wildcraft
So what are you waiting for? Don’t stuff your bags while leaving for Pondicherry so you can shop at these select malls in Pondicherry and other traditional shops and street markets like Indian Handicrafts, Casablanca, Studio Ebony, Serenity Beach Bazar and many others to fill your bags thoroughly with collectables from this beautiful city! Pondicherry is just beginning to match up with other metropolitan cities, and in a few years, it can guarantee to house more and competitive shopping experiences for all of us.
