Gopalan Mall

During October 2007, we visited Gopalan Mall on Mysore road, Bangalore very close to KSRTC bus stand. Not bad, I felt.

For the first time in Bangalore, there is a mall which caters mostly to middle class people. Of course, there are outlets catering to affluent class but then the numbers are less.

The logic can be understood as mostly middle class people live nearby and Gopalan mall targets their large numbers. This is the only mall in West Bangalore too. People flock here with curiosity as well.

Most of the apparel outlets displayed huge discount boards. Some noted brands had flat 50% off and these discounts seem to be on all days as I found them on my second visit after a gap of 2 months. So, I felt its not driven by festival sales or something.

We enjoyed shopping at multi-speciality store called 'Total' on first floor. It had everything like apparel, footwear, groceries, electronic items, toys, stationery, liquor, meat store, bakery and lots more. This seemed like a mini-Metro to me.

In 'Total' store for hungry people they have an chaat center, a bakery and a non-veg counter offering fresh chicken kababs at Rs.12 per 100 grams, a big piece of fried fish for just Rs.15, chicken biriyani at Rs.40. So, its all affordable.

For non-shoppers, there are other options like Mc.Donalds, Cafe coffee day.

What I liked the most is ample parking space and there is no parking fee!

This mall is real value for money