Alsa Mall Explained

Alsa Mall is a shopping mall on Montieth Road in the neighbourhood of Egmore in Chennai, India. Established in the mid-1980s, along with the Spencer Plaza, it is one of the oldest surviving malls in the city. Alsa Mall has a variety of shops in and around it. It is also considered to be a hangout location for youngsters during evening owing to the variety of street food vendors who hold business in the mall.

History

Alsa Mall was a private property before it was converted into a mall.[1] Along with the Spencer Plaza, it remained one of the premier shopping malls in the city until the 2000s, when numerous malls began to appear across the city.[1] [2] In 2013, the mall became the first mall to host the state-owned Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation's (Tasmac) first premium alcoholic beverages outlet.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hamid . Zubeda . Egmore: from paddy fields to shopping malls . The Hindu . Chennai . Kasturi & Sons . 26 July 2014 . 4 December 2018.
  2. News: Adlakha . Nidhi . Chennai goes shopping . The Hindu . Chennai . Kasturi & Sons . 12 June 2015 . 4 December 2018.
  3. News: Peter . Petlee . Tasmac opens swanky outlet inside mall . The Hindu . Chennai . Kasturi & Sons . 18 October 2013 . 4 December 2018.