1. 1. New South China Mall, Dongguan, China – 659,612 square meters
This mall is located in the city of Dongguan in China. It has space for 2,350
stores. The mall is divided into seven zones, each of which are modeled after
a particular area, namely Amsterdam, California, Caribbean, Egypt, Paris,
Rome and Venice. It even has a replica of the famous tourist spots of those
places, like the Arc de Triomphe of Paris and St. Mark’s Bell Tower of Venice.
The well-planned layout however was not complimented by good overall
business planning. New South China Mall is largely inaccessible to the general
public. As a result, aside from a few fast food chains near the entrance, the
rest of the mall remains vacant. Up to 99 percent of the leasable space is
unoccupie
Location- Dongguan, China
Opening date- 2005
Owner- Dongguan Sanyuan Yinghui
Investment & Development
No. of stores and services 47 (20 planned)
(Total spaces: 2350, Unoccupied: 2303)
Total retail floor area 659,612 m²
2. 2. Golden Resources Mall, Beijing,
China – 557,419 square meters
The Golden Resources Mall is known as Jin Yuan. It is
also known as the Great Mall of China. Location is also
a bit of a problem for this mall though the opening of
a new train station near it will probably solve the
problem a bit. It is located in the Fourth Ring Road in
Beijing, outside of the usual enclaves of foreigners.
Most stores do not accept foreign credit cards. Still,
prestigious brands like Ralph Lauren and Chanel and
fast food companies like Papa John’s Pizza have
branches in this mall. Analysts say that despite meager
earnings from these branches, it still serves as a form of
advertisement and it allows the companies to be in
the right position once the mall finally takes off.
3. 3. SM City North EDSA, Quezon City,
Philippines – 482,878 square meters
SM City North EDSA is the largest
shopping mall in Southeast Asia. It
opened in 1985 but has gone on several
expansions and redevelopment since
then. It has more than 1,100 shops and
400 dining establishments. It also
includes a residential condominium
area. It is divided into eight sections,
namely the City Center, Interior Zone,
The Annex, The Block, The Warehouse
Club, Sky Garden, Northlink and Grass
Residences.
4. 4. Isfahan City Center, Isfahan, Iran
– 470,000 square meters
This is an ambitious project in Iran that is
being built in four phases. It opened in
November 2012 and features more than
750 stores. The mall has a hypermarket,
shops, stalls, restaurants and airline offices.
It will also have a seven-star hotel, seven
cinema halls, a financial center, a trade
center and an entertainment center. It is
the largest shopping mall in Iran and the
Middle East.
5. 5. 1 Utama, Selangor, Malaysia –
465,000 square meters
This shopping mall was opened in 1995,
with a newer wing being inaugurated in
2003. The two wings feature more than
700 stores. There are also four
department stores anchoring the entire
mall, namely AEON, Isetan, Parkson and
Tangs. There are also a couple of
supermarkets, namely AEON and Cold
Storage. Moviegoers can also watch
the latest films through the mall’s two
cinema providers, GSC and TGV.
6. 6. Persian Gulf Complex, Shiraz, Iran
– 450,000 square meters
Also known as the Fars Shopping Complex, this
mall is the largest mall in the world in terms of
number of shops and services with 2,500. It
opened in September 2011 with the Carrefour
Hypermarket serving as its anchor store. The
plan is to eventually have a hotel, swimming
pools, tennis court, convention center,
amusement parks, bowling alley, billiard hall
and six cinema theaters included in the mall. It
is located in the city of Shiraz, which is
considered to be the cultural capital of Iran
7. 7. Central World, Bangkok, Thailand
– 429,500 square meters
Central World opened in 1990, though it
briefly closed down in May 2010 after
anti-government demonstrators set part
of it on fire. It features 495 shops and
services. It also has a five-star hotel,
convention center, office tower and
parking structure. It was originally the
World Trade Center before it was
renamed to Central World Plaza in 2002
and to Central World in 2005
8. 8. Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia – 420,000 square meters
Mid Valley Megamall opened in the
latter part of 1999 and features 430
stores and services. Aside from the
shopping mall, it also has a convention
center, a 646-room business hotel
called the Cititel Midvalley, Boulevard
Hotel and an 11-storey exclusive office
tower.
9. 9. Cehavir Mall, Istanbul, Turkey –
420,000 square meters
The complete name is Istanbul Cehavir
Shopping and Entertainment Centre and it is
also known as Sisli Kultur ve Ticaret Merkezi. It
opened on October 15, 2005 and is considered
to be the largest shopping mall in the European
continent. The mall is located in the Sisli district
of Istanbul and features 343 shops, 48
restaurants, 12 movie houses, a show stage, a
bowling hall and even a roller coaster ride. With
six floors available for retail shops, international
brands and fast food restaurant chains have all
established a branch in the mall.
10. 10. Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya,
Malaysia – 396,000 square meters
You won’t miss this place if you are in
the Bandar Sunway area in Subang
Jaya. It has a pyramid design with a
giant lion standing guard at the
entrance. The mall opened in 1997 with
some redevelopment done in 2007. It
has more than 800 shops and services
available. The entire building has an
Egyptian-inspired design, with pseudo
hieroglyphics and pharaoh statues.