MAPIC India Shopping Centre Summit & Awards 2026 to Convene Indian Retail and Real Estate industry on 8 April.
RX India will have its prestigious MAPIC India Shopping Centre Summit & Awards 2026 on 8 April 2026 at JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi, bringing together India’s leading retail brands, technology, and experience-led lifestyle shopping destinations under one roof.
Stakeholders ranging from Retail brand owners, CXOs, shopping centre owners, developers, asset managers, leasing heads, architects, and technology innovators will come together to unveil emerging opportunities and latest trends across India.
Building on the global legacy of MAPIC, the event connects retail real estate leaders across global markets including Cannes with domestic Indian national and regional players.
This leadership forum is curated to connect those who build, operate, lease, and invest in shopping centres with retail brands who are looking to expand their consumer footprint across digital and physical shopping experiences.
“India became the fourth largest economy in the world, powered by the consumer led consumption across the length and breadth of the country. Over decades, MAPIC India Shopping Centre Summit & Awards has unlocked business expansion, enabled partnerships, and celebrated the best of Indian retail real estate industry. This year, the forum brings together policy makers, retail leaders, consumers, and solution providers together to collaborate and mint the Indian advantage” said Umang Gupta, Country Head, RX India.
Addressing India’s Advantage: Reforms, Retail & Rising Consumption
India’s consumer shopping sector is entering a revolutionary growth phase ready to embrace highly personalised, AI-driven, global quality and regional buying trends. For any international, National, and regional brand, expansion into high-potential Tier II and III geographies is the next big opportunity. Developers are recalibrating tenant strategies. Retail brands are refining expansion roadmaps. Operators are prioritising technology, monetisation, and customer experience.
The Summit will address key themes including:
- The next cities and formats to watch over the next 5 years.
- Retailer–Developer Financial Alignment - formats and partnerships
- Destination Economics: Retail Meets Hospitality
- Leasing velocity and tenant mix optimisation for non-metro cities
- Is Q-Commerce a bubble waiting to burst?
- Airport & Highway Retail
Recognising Excellence: The Awards
A defining feature of the event is the MAPIC India Shopping Centre Awards, recognising excellence and innovation across shopping centre development, operations, marketing, sustainability, design, and customer experience. The prestigious Awards have been a hallmark over two decades in setting industry benchmarks and celebrating success stories that have created market changing impact.
A Curated, Decision-Maker Audience
The MAPIC India Shopping Centre Summit & Awards 2026 is expected to attract senior retail and real estate leadership, including mall promoters, CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, leasing heads, retail expansion leaders, and technology solution providers. The format integrates Power meetings, Brand & Destination launches, Partnership networking, Knowledge Partner sessions, Investment discussions, and the Awards into one cohesive experience.
With MAPIC’s international heritage and India’s dynamic retail real estate growth story, the platform has been the cornerstone in shaping Indian retail story over the past decades and is a must-attend for senior industry leaders, investors, and decision makers.
Registrations for delegates, exhibitors, sponsors, and award nominations are now open.
