NEW DELHI : Mall developers and retailers are yet to find common ground on negotiating rentals, considering the business uncertainties owing to the countrywide lockdown.
India’s non-food retailers, such as apparel, footwear and home décor stores, have been in a bind since the government started imposing district-wise closures in mid-March, and malls were asked to shut down, barring grocery outlets.
With the lockdown unlikely to lift anytime soon, non-food retailers are grappling with zero revenue, anticipating a scenario where discretionary consumer spends will take months to recover.
Rakesh Biyani, joint managing director, Future Group, said several large retailers are appealing to mall developers to switch to a revenue-sharing agreement