Gold Souk Grande Kochi
 Gold Souk Grande, Kochi |
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| Location |  Kochi |
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| Coordinates | 9°58′39″N 76°18′59″E / 9.9775°N 76.31639°E |
| Address | NH 47 Bypass, Vyttila, Kochi |
| Opening date | 2009 |
| Developer | Aerens Gold Souk Group |
| Architect | B.R.Ajit (Ajit Associates) |
| No. of stores and services | 100 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 500000 sq feet |
| Parking | abundant |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Website | Gold Souk India |
Gold Souk Grandé Kochi,[1] is a shopping mall, in the city of Kochi, Kerala which was formally opened in March 2011. With 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of retail space, this is the largest mall in the state of Kerala.
The Mall is part of the Gold Souk chain of Malls located all over the country and a brand of Gurgaon based retail and property developer, Aerens Gold Souk Group.[2] The Gold Souk Grande' Kochi is Aeren Group's first venture in Kerala and has been designed by renowned architects, Ajit Associates.
The Mall is also the first shopping mall in South India to be themed with the concept of Wedding, catering to wedding shoppers. The Mall will have predominately a gold souk offering leading jewellery brands from all over India and the world, four major wedding apparels stores and other regular branded stores.
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[edit] Location
The Mall is located near Vyttila, a busy and important junction in the city of Kochi, near the Rail Overbridge.
[edit] Features
- Biggest mall in Kerala outdated so many other malls available
- The first mall in south India to be themed around weddings.
- Introduces the Gold Souk concept for the first time in South India.
- The first Pantaloons showrooms in Kerala will be located in this mall
- Kochi's first Big Bazaar is located here
- The mall hosts the first KFC outlet in Kerala.
[edit] Entertainment
- 4 Screen Multiplex operated by Q Cinemas[3]
- A gaming zone operated by Boomerang
- A bowling alley, snooker pool and adult game center operated by Amoeba
- Kerala's first branded baby care center and kids play center operated by B-Activ Kidz
[edit] Dining
- 24 Carat- Premium Multicuisine restaurant themed around candlelight dinners and wedding buffets
- Pizza Hut
- KFC Restaurant
[edit] Food Court
The food court is yet to open and is expected to house following brands.
- Pizza Hut
- Chicking Royal Fried Chicken and Wraps
- Subway Sandwichs
- Everyday Fresh-Indian Food
- Coffee Beanz-Cafe
- Bake My Days- Breads and Bakery
- CookieMan- Cookies and Creams
- Baskin Robbins- Ice Cream & Shakes
- Lazza Ice- Ice Cream and Juices
- Mini Mint- Ice Creams
[edit] Current Status
The Mall is fully functional and open to public with KFC outlet being first operational. Another fine Indian wedding themed restaurant, 24 Carat Restaurant is opened. The main anchor- Big Bazaar Fashion and grocery retail chain, Food Bazaar has opened its first Kochi store in November 1. A few jewelleries and apparel stores have been opened. Q cinemas, 4 Screen Multiplex opened with big bang on January 13, 2011 and offers over 1000 seats with Gold Class Seats facility.
[edit] List of Brands(current and upcoming)
| Anchors | Pantaloons, Spencer's Hypermarket, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Fun Republic |
| Luxury Brands | Mont Blanc, Omega, Longines, Tag Heuer, Tissot, Rado |
| Electronics | E-Zone, RPG, Mobile Store |
| Sportswear | Nike, Reebok |
| Jewellery | Bhima, Josco, Alappat Gold, Kalyan Jeweller, Malabar Gold, Sky Jewellery, VNM, Kuzhalanattu Jewellery
Palathara Jewellery, Revathy Jewellers, Kiri Diamond, Zodiac Temple, Adora, Orra, Hazoorilal Jewellers, Bhola Sons Jewellery, Avenue Montaigne, Aspiros, Chains & Bangles, B.C. Sen Jewellers, Premji Valji Jewellers, KIAH, Cygnus, Navratna, Carbon, Nakshatra, Asmi, D'Damas, Nirvana, Ishis, Ciemme, Urge, Agni, Sangini, Ace, Belamore, Diti, Gabrielle, G-Wild, Instyle, Ishtaa, Kaama, Lucera, Moh |
| Wedding & Formal Wear | Partha's, Seema's Wedding Collection, Deepak Garments, Manyawar, Reid & Taylor, Raymonds, Bombay Dyeing |
| Casual & Kids Wear | Levi's, John Players, Koutons, Sting, Genisis Basic, Moustache, Blackberry, Liliput, Catmoss |
| Eyewear | Smart Opticals, GKB Lens |
| Food & Beverage | KFC, ChicKing, Coffee Bean, Everyday Fresh, Lazza Ice-Creams, Bake My Days, Mini Hut, Pizza Hut,
24 Carat, Subway, Mini Mint, CookieMan[4] |
| Entertainment | Q Cinemas 4-Screen Multiplex, Boomerang, Amoeba, B-Activ Kids |
| Footwear, Bags & Luggage | Bata, Kobbler, Tourister, Samsonite, Outlook Bags |
| Watches & Gifts | Sulaiman's Watch House, First Citizen, Swiss Time House, Timex, Glitz, Archie's, Reynolds |
| Home Decor | Welspum |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gold Souk Grande |
- ^ Our Projects - Kerala Archived 14 December 2010 at WebCite
- ^ The Hindu Business Line : Gold Souk Grande set to enter Kochi Archived 14 December 2010 at WebCite
- ^ Fun Cinemas | Gold Souk | Kochi Cochin News Archived 14 December 2010 at WebCite
- ^ "AGS- Kerala-Gold Souk Grande, Kochi;List of Brands". http://www.goldsoukindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=52#.
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