There is no dearth of malls and shopping complexes in Mangalore. Apart from Hampankatta , Balmatta, Kankanady and posh Falnir, most of the new malls are coming up on MG Road which is a dual carriageway. The "Empire Mall" has the Nilgiris supermarket, Coffee Day, Amazon Multi cuisine restaurant and a few other retail chains. It also houses Combinations, a good store for artificial jewellery and cosmetic requirements, not as big as, but similar to Claire's.
The "Bharath Mall" has an Big Cinemas Multiplex, Big Bazaar,Food Bazaar, PlanetM, Pizza Hut, Pantaloons, Coffee Day, Subway, Adidas, Reebok, Provogue, Planet Sports, Swawroski, Levi'sRetc. just to name a few. The Saibeen complex is also located on MG Road.
Karnataka's 2nd largest mall opened in Mangalore on 25 April 2010; The City Centre Mall. It is on K.S. Rao Road. It has a retail space of almost 800,000 square feet. Lifestyle, Westside, Spencers, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Landmark have already opened up at the mall. World's 4 largest Mexican-based multiplex operator: Cinepolis is finishing up its 5 screen multiplex at the mall.Also there is Spar Hypermarket.
'Excel Mall', 'Mischief Mega Mall', 'Mak-mall', 'Spectrum','Times Square', 'Pio Mall', 'Golden Harvest Mall','Mangalore Central Mall'and 'Bharath Mall 2' are the upcoming malls in Mangalore.
Like in Bangalore and Mumbai, you can find a huge crowd in the malls of Mangalore. During the end of the season, retailers like 'Pantaloons Retail India Ltd.' offer huge sales discounts like that which is done in Bangalore and Mumbai. People in Mangalore are also crazy about shopping.
Small fashion stores like 'Signature Shopping', 'Saree House', 'Envy' etc. are also present in Mangalore.
Adka's Cotton World is Mangalore's oldest retail clothing showroom spread over 6000 sqft which provides latest clothing trends in fashion for men, ladies and kids. It is located at Kankanady.
supermarkets
There are various supermarkets across the city where you can get groceries & other daily items. A few of them are:
Ganesh Bazaar GHS Road
Janatha Bazaar GHS Road
Big Bazaar & Food Bazaar Bharath Mall Bejai
Nilgiri's Empire Mall, Kankanady, Deralakatte
Jimmy's Supermarket, the official groceries supplier of C.P. and visitors Nathoor Tollgate and Falnir
Baliga's Supermarket Near K.S.R.T.C., Bejai
Joofry's Saibeen Complex, Lalbagh
Aditya Birla's More for you Attavar, Deralakatte, Kadri, Valencia, Kankanady, Chilimbi, Bendoor, Kodailbail, Barke, Kudroli
Easy Day opposite KMC Attavar
Spar Hypermarket City center mall K.S. Rao Road
V Hypermart Mischief mall k.s. Rao Road
Apart from these, a few more supermarkets such as Spencers, Mark & Spencers, Reliance Fresh are expected to open their outlets in Mangalore.
hypermarkets
Spar Hypermarket City center mall K.S. Rao Road