MANTRI SQUARE welcomes ‘STAR-BUCKS’ to Malleshwaram

Bengaluru, November 14, 2014: Mantri Square, one of India’s largest malls and Bengaluru’s most loved shopping and leisure destination has added yet another feather into its cap by gifting Starbucks to Malleshwaram. Mantri Square has contributed 4000 Sqft. of space to Tata Starbucks to celebrate India's significant coffee heritage. The store is beautifully designed to capture the essence of the rich coffee heritage in this region and honors the delightful style and tradition of the city.

Mantri Square joins hands in bringing international favorites as well as specially designed food offerings to reflect local flavors, in addition to a broad beverage portfolio to include a wide range of Starbucks® merchandize and free Wi-Fi so customers can enjoy the unparalleled coffeehouse experience. Starbucks, a joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Limited is located at the Upper Ground level of Mantri Square, Sampige Road, Malleshwaram.

About Mantri Square:
Mantri Square is Bangalore's one stop entertainment and shopping destination. Located on No. 1 Sampige Road, Malleshwaram, the mall has over 250 retail outlets offering a choice of over 10,000 brands and over 38 categories to the shopper. Mantri Square is the only mall in South India to have 5 departmental stores - Lifestyle, Marks & Spencer, Reliance Trends, Pantaloons and Shoppers' Stop and platter 39 Food & Beverage outlets, representing cuisines from different parts of the world, all under one roof. Additionally, Mantri Square also houses India's largest Auchan Hypermarket, a six-screen multiplex operated by Inox Cinemas, Amoeba bowling alley & gaming centre. Mantri Square enjoys the patronage of over 14 lakh shoppers every month and even created a record when it welcomed its 10 millionth shopper within 7 months of being open in September 2010 - a record for the Indian shopping centre industry.

Inaugurated in March 2010, Mantri Square is the one of the very few malls in India to have an ISO 9001: 2008 certification from German based TUV Nord in recognition of its international standards of Facility Operations, Maintenance and Marketing. The mall has been designed by architects of international repute and hence Mantri Square has been a pioneer in getting international trends like the international practice of 'zoning' of its retailers. By zoning, the mall has created clusters for shoppers to be able to do comparative shopping for similar products in the mall with relative ease. In the last 4 years Mantri Square has evolved as Bangalore’s favorite shopping and leisure destination with an array of diverse engagement campaigns for the shoppers.