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{{Short description|Retail industry and shopping centre in South India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
[[Chennai]] remains the chief retail industry and shopping centre in [[South India]], with some of its suburbs serving as exclusive shopping districts. Since the formation of the city in the seventeenth century, [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] remains one of the chief commercial neighbourhood of the city. However, with the centuries passing, the central business district of the city started shifting towards the south of [[Fort St. George (India)|Fort St. George]] and moving to its present location at [[Gemini circle, Chennai|Gemini Circle]]. The city's retail industry is concentrated chiefly in [[T. Nagar]], which is by far the largest shopping district of [[India]], generating more than twice the revenue of [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] in [[New Delhi]] or [[Linking Road]] in [[Mumbai]], even by conservative estimates.<ref name = "ET_TheagarayaNagarToGetARetailMakeover">{{cite news | work = The Economic Times| date = 7 February 2013| title=India's biggest shopping district Theagaraya Nagar in Chennai to get a retail makeover | url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/news/36972296_1_t-nagar-panagal-park-theagaraya-nagar | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130411035113/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/news/36972296_1_t-nagar-panagal-park-theagaraya-nagar | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 April 2013 | access-date = 9 February 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Chennai Rathna Stores.jpg|300px|thumb|Rathna Stores is one of Chennai's most famous departmental store, located at Pondy Bazaar.]]

==History==
The first silk sari shops in the city appeared in [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] towards the end of the nineteenth century. These remained popular until about 1915, when new shops were opened in [[Chintadripet]], followed by shops near the [[Parthasarathy temple]] in [[Triplicane]] in the following years. By the late 1930s, similar shops were opened near the [[Kapaleeshwarar temple]] in [[Mylapore]]. By this time, the Long Lake on the western peripheral region of the old city was drained out resulting in the formation of [[T. Nagar]] extension from the existing neighborhood of [[Mambalam]] in 1923. The laying of suburban railway line from [[Egmore]] to [[Kancheepuram]] in 1911 resulted in a [[Mambalam railway station|station at Mambalam]]. In the 1950s, textile shops appeared in T. Nagar, which were soon followed by jewellery stores, eventually making the neighbourhood as a shopping destination of the present day.<ref name="HinduBL_ShopTillYouDrop">{{cite news
|last = Varghese
|first = Nina
|title = T.Nagar: Shop till you drop, and then shop some more
|newspaper = Business Line
|location = Chennai
|publisher = The Hindu
|date = 29 August 2006
|url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/08/29/stories/2006082903011900.htm
|access-date = 14 January 2013
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926000130/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/08/29/stories/2006082903011900.htm
|archive-date = 26 September 2012
}}</ref>

==Retail industry==
Chennai is the most important [[gold]] market in the [[South India|South Indian region]] which contributes to 45 percent of the total annual national offtake of 800 tonnes. T. Nagar accounts for about 70 to 80 percent of the gold sold in the city.<ref name="HinduBL_ShopTillYouDrop"/>

According to the 2012 [[Cushman & Wakefield]] report ''Main Streets Across the World'', Khader Nawaz Khan Road at [[Nungambakkam]] ranked 10th position in the list of 'Top 10 Global Highest Retail Rental Growth Markets 2012', with 36.7 percent increase in rents.<ref>{{cite news| title =Mumbai records maximum growth in retail rent globally| newspaper =Samay Live| publisher =SamayLive.com| date =19 November 2012| url =http://english.samaylive.com/business-news/676517901/business-mumbai-growth-in-retail-rent.html| access-date =2012-12-28| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121126061555/http://english.samaylive.com/business-news/676517901/business-mumbai-growth-in-retail-rent.html| archive-date =26 November 2012}}</ref>

===Notable shopping malls===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="height:100px; text-align:center; width:76%;"
|-
! style="width:35%;"| Name
! style="width:25%;"| Location
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:25%;"| Size
! style="width:5%;"| Source
|-
| [[Spencer Plaza]]
| [[Mount Road]]
| 1863
| {{convert|250000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Alsa Mall]]
| Montieth Road, [[Egmore]]
| 1998
|
|
|-
| [[Abhirami Mega Mall]]
| [[Purasawalkam]]
| 2003
|
|
|-
| [[Mayajaal]]
| Kanathur, [[East Coast Road]]
| 2006
| {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-

| [[Chennai Citi Centre]]
| Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, [[Mylapore]]
| 2006
| {{convert|117600|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Ampa Skywalk]]
| Poonamallee High Road, [[Aminjikarai]]
| 2009
| {{convert|650000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Express Avenue]]
| [[Whites Road, Chennai|Whites Road]], [[Royapettah]]
| 2010
| {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Chandra Mall]]
| Arcot road, [[Virugambakkam]]
| 2011
| {{convert|143130|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chandrabuilders.in/ |title=Chandra Mall |publisher=Chandrabuilders.in |access-date=2012-11-06}}</ref>
|-
| Vivira Mall
| [[Navalur]], [[Old Mahabalipuram Road|OMR]]
| 2011
| {{convert|300000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coromandelplaza.com/index.html |title=Coromandel Plaza |publisher=Coromandel Plaza |access-date=2012-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coromandelplaza.com/advantageomr_new.html |title=Location – Map with Driving Distance |publisher=Coromandel Plaza |access-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824044115/http://www.coromandelplaza.com/advantageomr_new.html |archive-date=24 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://inbuzz.info/2011/05/the-ags-cinemas-at-omr-navalur-chennai/ |title=The AGS Cinemas at OMR Navalur Chennai – India Buzz Info |publisher=Inbuzz.info |date=15 May 2011 |access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Spectrum Mall (Chennai)|Spectrum Mall]]
| Paper Mills Road, [[Perambur]]
| 2011
| {{convert|160000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Ramee Mall]]
| [[Anna Salai]], [[Teynampet]]
| 2012
| {{convert|225000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rameemall.com/ |title=rameemall |publisher=rameemall |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bergamo (Shopping mall)|Bergamo]]
| Khader Nawaz Khan Road, [[Nungambakkam]]
| 2012
| {{convert|40000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Gold Souk Grandé Mall Chennai]]
| GST Road, [[Vandalur]]
| 2015
| {{convert|800000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldsoukindia.com/ |title=Welcome to Gold Souk |publisher=Goldsoukindia.com |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref><ref name=goldsouk>"[http://www.indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=6186 Gold Souk Grande Mall – Operational by first quarter of 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328103512/http://www.indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=6186 |date=28 March 2012 }}", India Retailing</ref>
|-
| [[Phoenix Market City (Chennai)]]
| [[Velachery]]
| 2013
| {{convert|2400000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixmarketcity.in/chennai/chennai_location.html |title=Market city | inside |publisher=Phoenixmarketcity.in |access-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306174250/http://www.phoenixmarketcity.in/chennai/chennai_location.html |archive-date=6 March 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Forum Vijaya Mall]]
| Arcot road, Vadapalani
| 2013
| {{convert|700000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|<ref name="Forum">{{cite web|url=http://www.potentialsemac.com/pages/projects_Mall.html#Vijaya |title=Forum |publisher=Potentialsemac.com |access-date=2012-11-06}}</ref>
|-
| [[VR Chennai]]
| [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]], [[Anna Nagar West]]
| 2018
| {{convert|2000000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Chennai Marina Mall|The Marina Mall, Chennai]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai|OMR Road]], [[Egattur (Kanchipuram District)|Egattur]]
| 2019
| {{convert|550000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[BSR Mall]]
| [[OMR Road|Thoraipakkam]]
| 2020
| {{convert|140000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|-
| [[Saravana Selvarathnam Ultimate Store Mall]]
| [[Radial Road|Pallavaram]]
| 2022
| {{convert|250000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Economy of Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Economy of Chennai]]
[[Category:Retailing in Chennai]]

Shopping in Chennai - Revision history

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