Oct 17 2007
Bangalore mall madonnas and meanderings
Yesterday while shopping for clothes and such at the Garuda mall in Bangalore, I found myself noticing that they have a propensity for 80’s pop - there was Madonna all over Shopper’s Stop and while i can normally tolerate Madonna’s brand of music, I find it too strong for the shopping experience - sort of like a bubblegum chewed too long.
The overall experience was alright - at Shoppers’s Stop i did notice some overstaffing, unresponsive sales persons and strange rules (you can only take 1 shirt of each brand to the trail room - their rationale - once you’ve tried one size in Arrow or Mario Zegnoti or Indian Terrain apparently you’ve tried them all!) - but overall the selection and ambiance was reasonably good.
I also noted some interesting ‘local content’ in Garuda mall - including a neat display for Ganpati/Dusshera and creative ads for Sprite all over the place - i hope to see more culture specific content so the Bangalore malls feel different from the ones in Minnesota or Singapore.
