New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Bengaluru's malls have long doubled as weekend escapes - from movie outings to food crawls and fashion hunts. But a recent discussion on Reddit has sparked a larger debate: Is mall culture in the city losing its spark?

A post on the Bengaluru subreddit, titled "Is the Mall Culture Dying in the City?", has gone viral with several users agreeing that many popular malls feel "tired" and lack the vibrancy they once had. The user, who has been in the city since 2018, wrote that many spaces today feel "less like community hubs and more like overpriced warehouses for retail."

From familiar food court menus to repetitive store lines, several commenters echoed the sentiment that malls now offer little novelty.

"Every mall h...