A mall for seconds

After the runaway success of its Forum Mall, the Prestige Group will soon embark on another retail project, The Forum Retail Park. But this is a mall with a difference. This will cater only to factory outlets. The company made a study of Bangalore's craze for factory outlets and discovered that there was scope for bringing together the now scattered factory outlets of different brands and products under one roof and give the customer an "international" shopping experience at bargain prices. To be built at a cost of Rs 30 crore the mall will come up on a 6 acre plot in Whitefield (thank heavens), near the International Technology Park and is expected to be operational by early 2006.