VR Ambarsar (previously known as Trilium Amritsar) is a flagship

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...

of Virtuous Retail situated in Circular Road,

Amritsar, Punjab Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha ...

, India and is the largest mall in the Indian State of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. The mall is spread over 6 floors, and includes 250+ brands, 12+ Fine Dine and a 6 screen Inox multiplex. Developed by

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, the mall was opened to public in 2013 as ''Trilium''. However, the group sold the mall in December 2019 for Rs. 700 Crore to Virtuous Retail which re-branded the mall as their flagship ''VR Ambarsar''. The mall is spread over a gross sizeable area of 1 Million sqft making it one of the largest malls in the region.

About

The mall was originally planned and constructed by Tata Reality and Infrastructure Limited (TRIL). Beside the mall, the complex also hosts 5 star Taj Swarna hotel owned by

. The mall was formally inaugurated by the chief minister of Punjab

Parkash Singh Badal Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He i ...

in February 2013. Taj Swarna hotel in the complex was formally inaugurated later in January 2017, which as per the group serves

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

and the adjoining cities of

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and

Ludhiana Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ...

. It is one of the few malls in

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which LEED compliant and earthquake resistant. The mall is spread over an area of 5.54 acre making it Punjab's largest mall

Acquisition

, the original developer of the mall later sold the mall to Virtuous Retail in December 2019 for a deal costing 100 Million USD (Rs. 700 Crore). This was Virtuous Retail's 5th mall in

after Chennai, Bengaluru, Surat and Mohali. The group then re-branded the mall from "Trilium Mall" to its flagship brand "VR Ambarsar".

Entertainment

Stores in the mall are all major key international and national brands across key retail, lifestyle and entertainment. The mall houses over 250 International brands in over 100 stores. The mall also hosts a six screen multiplex by Inox. The architecture of mall consists of two identical blocks-Block A and Block B both of which are inter-connected to each other by aerobridges across multiple floors. Behind both blocks, stands the Taj Swarna hotel which continues to be owned by

Taj Hotels Taj Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels and a subsidiary of the Indian Hotels Company Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Incorporated by Jamsetji Tata in 1902, the company is a part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business cong ...

. Apart from these, the mall will host a food court with seating capacity of over 800, hypermarket, departmental stores and family entertainment centre.Tata Realty launches mall in Amritsar - The Economic Times
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Events

This is the list of some of the notable events in the mall: *Gurupurab Specials (November 2020) *Punjabi Virsa (April 2016) *Summer Fest (June 2015) *Videocon Connect Contest (March 2015) *Trilium Women of Now Awards in Association with 92.7 Big FM (March 2015) *Drawing Competition (March 2015) *Acting Workshop (January 2015) *Khushiyan di Lohri (January 2015) *SAM Event (August 2014) *Summer Toon Fest (June 2014) *The Pakistan Show (May 2014) *Miss Amritsar 2013 Grand Finale (December 2013)

References

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