Lulu Mall Kochi opening on March 10, 2013

Lulu mall, anticipated to be the fourth largest mall in India , following High Street Phoenix Mall of Mumbai 360,000 m2 (3,900,000 sq ft), Orchid Ozone Mall of Mumbai 324,000 m2 (3,490,000 sq ft) and will be bigger than the Metro Walk Mall of Delhi 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2). The mall will be the size of eighteen football grounds and 60% of the size of The Dubai Mall.



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The mall, in the Edapally area of Kochi, covers 17 acres and includes a large ice rink, muliplex cinema, restaurants, a Lulu hypermarket and a bowling alley. The developer is also building a Marriott hotel as part of the complex.

Signage describes the development as "India's largest shopping mall", but information available elsewhere suggests that it will be India's fourth-biggest mall. It is expected to create direct employment for about 8,000 staff.

Lulu International Shopping Mall - Indias Largest Shopping Mall, Kochi

Mr. Yusuf Ali M.A., Managing Director of Emke Group, UAE, ranks today among the top NRI Business personalities. The Group has diversified into many significant areas under his dynamic stewardship, retail being the most prominent of them.
Emke Group, with its 22,000 strong workforce from 29 different nations and operational bases extending over the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Benin and Tanzania is one of the most successful corporates of the times with a steadily ascending growth curve over the years. The Group employs more than 15,200 Indians.
Lulu Cochin Mall is the new upcoming shopping mall in Kochi, Kerala, India. It is built on an area of 2,000,000 square feet. More than 240 renowned outlets including food courts, restaurants, family entertainment zones and a seven-screen Multiplex will all come together to make Lulu Shopping making it the one-stop destination for people of Kerala.






Features

• Parking space for over 1000 vehicles in the basement
• Surface parking for 2000 vehicles
• Majestic Central Atrium with translucent roof
• Escalators
• Fountains
• Vertical Circulation from the basement upwards travelators and panoramic elevators
• Easy access and exit
• Spacious indoor walkways

Design
Atrium

• Lulu Hypermarket on the Ground floor having an area of 1000,000 Square feet. selling fresh, frozen, canned food, fruits and vegetables, along with butchery, bakery, hot food counters etc
• Lulu Department Store on the First floor with 1000,000 Square feet of shop floor selling non food items like garments, footwear, luggage, white goods, cosmetics, electronic goods etc
• Leasable retail space over 1 lakh sq. ft. on Second Floor, International home furnishing store of area 500,000 square feet

Food court

• A fine dining restaurant of 5,500 square feet and a coffee shop of 5500 square feet are located in the second floor
• A large Food Court to seat around 3,500 people serviced by 13 kitchens will offer an array of exotic cuisine
• 3 fine dining restaurants with terrace dining facilities on the Third floor

Game Zone

• A n Amusement area of 30,000 square feet on the Third Floor.

5 Star hotel

• A highlight of the Lulu Complex will be a 5 star hotel located adjacent to the imposing shopping mall. The 250 room properly will offer Royal Suite rooms and Executive Suites with international standard multi cuisine restaurants, swimming pool, coffee shop, Spa and privilege club facilities

Emke Group plans Rs 1,200 cr shopping mall project - The Lulu Mall

The UAE based Emke Group is setting up India's 'biggest' shopping mall, including a 300 room hotel, at a rs 1200 crore investment at Kochi which is expected to be ready by 2010, a top company official said today.

The Lulu International Shopping Mall will be spread over 17 acres of land at nearby Edapally with a built ip area of 20 lakh square feet, Yusuffali MA, Managing Director of the Shopping mall and Managing Director of the Emke group told a press meet here.
Depending on the success of the project, similar malls would be planned in other states as well, he said.

Describing it as a ''dream project'', he said the plan is not only to build just a shopping mall but a landmark destination for both residents and tourists alike.

The facilities, brands, services, architecture, amentities would be comparable to the best in the world, he said.

The mall will have parking space for more than 3,000 vehicles.

The project is being built as per the best international specifications by world renowned consultants W S Atkins of UK and will house over 300 national and international brands of fashion, jewellery, electronics, life style, home furnishing, furniture and accessories, book shops and footwear.

Seven theatre multiplex, family amusement centre with bowling alley, six restaurants, a 50,000 square feet food court with 18 outlets and coffee shops are also being planned.
The project also includes a 300 room five star hotel and a commercial tower exclusively for the Airlines and Aviation sector.

An agreement has already been signed with the world renowned Marriot Hotels for the management of the five star hotel.

This is the first of its kind speciality commercial space in the region and is sure to complement the tremendous growth taking place in this sector, he said.

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