Lifestyle and OWND Pick Lulu Mall: What West Bangalore's Three Big Malls Have, and What They Are Missing

Quick answer: Lifestyle opened a 27,000 sq ft store at Lulu Mall, Rajajinagar, on 23 Oct 2026, weeks after OWND. As of 1 Nov 2026, Lokazen counts 142 active outlets in Lulu Mall and 502 across Lulu, Orion Mall and Mantri Square. Lulu leans on food and value fashion; 25 brands sit in both other malls but not in Lulu.

What just opened at Lulu Mall Bengaluru?

Two fashion openings in one month. India Today reported that Lifestyle opened its 14th Bengaluru store at Lulu Mall on 23 Oct 2026, a 27,000 sq ft department store. Earlier in October, Aditya Birla's youth fashion brand OWND opened in the same mall, Indian Retailer reported, with a target of 100 stores.

Both new stores are too new to appear in our census yet. The counts below show the mall they are walking into.

How does Lulu Mall compare with Orion Mall and Mantri Square?

The three malls sit within 3.5 km of each other: Lulu to Mantri Square is about 1.4 km, Mantri Square to Orion about 2.8 km. Together they hold 502 active outlets from 379 brands. Only 31 brands are in all three.

• Lulu is the most food-led. 39.4% of its outlets are food and drink, against 33.0% at Orion and 28.4% at Mantri Square.
• Lulu is the least fashion-led. 39.4% fashion and lifestyle, against 47.3% at Mantri Square.
• Its fashion is value-first. Zudio, Max, Reliance Trends, Westside and Pantaloons are in, which is why a Lifestyle department store fills a real slot.
• Beauty is thin. 7 beauty and wellness outlets, half of Orion's 16.

Food at Orion has its own story; see our bibigo bapsang and Asian QSR analysis.

Which brands are missing from Lulu Mall?

25 brands trade in both Orion Mall and Mantri Square but have no Lulu Mall outlet in our census. They have already proved the west Bangalore shopper.

The other side matters too. 75 of Lulu's 142 brands are in neither Orion nor Mantri Square, many of them regional food and jewellery names. Lulu is a different shopper mix, not a smaller copy of Orion. If you are weighing a mall slot against a street unit, our high street vs mall scorecard and mall term sheet guide cover the trade-offs.

What sits outside the mall, around Rajajinagar?

A large street market. Within 3 km of Lulu Mall, Lokazen counts 3,251 active outlets, 2,948 of them outside any mall. Within 1 km the mall dominates: 203 outlets, only 61 outside it.

• The street mix is everyday spending. Within 3 km and outside malls: 322 apparel, 280 salon, 279 cafe, 275 electronics and 163 jewellery outlets.
• Gyms are a real category here. 135 gym outlets within 3 km, more than QSR (93).

For the street-level picture, read our Malleshwaram and Rajajinagar guide and Vijayanagar and West Bangalore guide.

Which brands should look at west Bangalore now?

D2C founders planning this year's rollout can pair this with our D2C funding wave store map. Brands can see how Lokazen matches brands to space and get five scored options for a brief.

What should property owners near Lulu Mall do?

New anchors bring more shoppers to the area. Owners with ground-floor frontage on Dr Rajkumar Road, West of Chord Road or the Magadi Road side of Rajajinagar hold space that beauty, coffee and D2C brands look for. Lokazen's rent records date from April 2026, so we do not quote a current rent; our area-wise commercial rent guide has dated benchmarks.

Own a retail unit near Lulu Mall, Orion or Mantri Square? List it free on Lokazen with frontage, floor, carpet area and parking details.

Sources and scope

News: India Today, 23 Oct 2026; Indian Retailer, 9 Oct 2026; IndiaRetailing, 22 Oct 2026. Store details are as reported. Lokazen counts are active rows in our Bangalore brand outlet census as of 1 Nov 2026 (47,159 outlets; 2,184 inside 39 malls). Mall counts use the census mall tag. Fashion and lifestyle covers apparel, footwear, accessories, watches, eyewear, jewellery, kids and sports; food and drink covers every restaurant, QSR, cafe, dessert, bakery, beverage and bar category. Distances are straight-line from the Lulu Mall centre point. Locality counts use the census locality tag. The new Lifestyle and OWND stores are not yet in the census. Cover photo: Lulu Mall Bengaluru, by Chongkian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

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