India, May 9 -- Almost 3.1 million sq ft of retail space was leased in shopping malls and high streets between January and March in the first three months of 2025 in the top seven cities across the country. Bengaluru and Hyderabad accounted for 60% of India's overall retail leasing activity, according to a report by JLL India.

The top seven cities include Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Delhi-NCR.

"Prominent high streets across both Bengaluru and Hyderbad witnessed leasing in suburban micro-markets with larger store size requirements coming from retailer categories such as daily needs and grocery, food and beverages and fashion and apparel," the JLL report said.Also Read: DLF to open largest mall in Goa, launch...