In this India Shopping Centre Forum (ISCF) special issue of SCN, we bring a bouquet of interesting articles, penned down by expert authors, detailing mall launches, promotional activities done by various malls at the festive times, interviews and profiles of the shopping centre industries’ stalwarts. Also, there is an interesting article on how the look and feel of a mall can be changed by eradicating dead spaces. Apart from these interesting and intriguing columns, our cover story for the month talks about the mega trends that will shape up the future of mall industry. Anand Sundaram, the CEO of Pioneer Property Zone (PPZ), has contributed this exclusive story. In this story, Sundaram talks about how urban India today is witnessing a scenario where the supply of organised space is much more than the current demand and, consequently, the vacancies are quite high In this story, we have tried to spot early signs of mega trends that will shape the mall industry in the next few years. At IMAGES Group, our endeavour has always been to make you aware of the ground realities of today and to update you with the futuristic ideas for tomorrow, so that you always stay a step ahead of the competition. With this we hope that you will find the April–May issue of SCN useful and knowledgeable. For those who missed out the ISCF, we will bring a detailed coverage of the event in our next issue