CBD Vs.

SHOPPING
MALLS TEAM- “EXUBERANTS”

GAUTAM SHARMA
GURPREET KAUR
SUNNY GOYAL
MANISH RANA
SAHIL JUNEJA
AMRITPAL SINGH
AKASHDEEP SINGH
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CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT- CBD

 The "CBD" is the central

district of a city, usually
typified by a concentration of
retail and commercial
buildings. The heart of a city,
the downtown center of
commercial activity.

 Examples:
Sector 17 & 22 Chandigarh,
phase-7 Mohali
Features of CBD
 houses large public buildings
 contains specialist shops and branches of major department stores.
 contains social amenities such as cinema halls, clubs and theatres.
 contains little housing, but often hotels.
 contains little or no industry.
 contains offices and other professional buildings.
 contains buildings that tend to be taller than other buildings in the
city
 has high pedestrian levels and the greatest parking restrictions.
 (often) is the geographical centre of the settlement.
 (often) is the area with the highest land value.
 is well connected by public transport, with large numbers of
passengers.
 has high traffic levels.
Advantages of CBD

 Centrally located

 High standard of
living

 Excellent shopping
Other factors:
 Accommodation

 Shopping & Amenities

 Entertainment & Leisure

 Education

 Transport

 Health Care
Disadvantages of CBD

 Noisy

 Crowded

 Heavy traffic

 Steep rents
SHOPPING MALLS
 Shopping malls are an emerging trend in the
global arena. The first thing that comes in our
mind about the shopping malls is that it is a
big enclosed building housing a variety of
shops or products.

 The consumers desire a combination of

comfort and suitability which the shopping
malls cater to, and so this format of shopping
has become so popular all over the world, and
especially so in India. The inclusion of
amenities like restaurants, multiplexes, and
car parks attract more and more crowds to
shopping malls, that are considered family
hangout zones.
 Advantages of Shopping Malls:

* Increase in the growth of the

organized retail sector

• Monumental increment in economic

growth

• * Employment generation by the

organized retail sector

• * Good competition means better

products & services

• * Easy to shop around because

everything is so close!!!
Disadvantages of Shopping Malls:
 The companies with superior
resources would muscle out the ones
inferior to them.

 Monopolization of the organized

retail sector

 Very very high rents

 Not easily accessible

 Favoured for luxury items

 Picnic spots for many

Superiority Of Shopping Malls over
CBD
 Wide range of Product offerings
 Cooperative planning and sharing of common costs
 Access to highways
 Ease of parking
 Lower crime rate
 Clean, neat environment
 No need to build a store rather have it on rent
Superiority Of CBDs Over Shopping
Malls:
 Generally flexible working Hours
 Lower rents
 Freedom in operations of choosing the merchandise