pune avenues to shop in pune yoyo between traditional havens and the mall culture the favourite haunts still are tulsibaug fergusson college road mg road koregaon park and laxmi road with younger people stepping into the malls that have begun to dot several areas respondents to the times of indiaimrb quality of life survey conducted across eight cities gave pune a score of 3 on a scale of 5 followed by kolkata that trailed behind with 29 real estate consultancy firm cb richard ellis cbre in its india retail market view first half 2011 put pune among the markets that have witnessed much expansion activity in the year the other markets which have seen expansion in retail are national capital region bangalore mumbai and chennai the report said however the retail scene is changing deep shekhar manager retail cbre pune said it is slowly picking up a shopping mall must have a hyper market a multiplex and some entertainment from that perspective there was not a single shopping mall till a year back in pune on punes average scores on shopping options shekhar said we do not have a shopping culture as yet in mumbai delhi or any other metro organised retail is much more mature than the pune market which is still in the nascent stages it will take many months for people here to get used to the mall culture retail sales and businesses in pune are still low in comparison to mumbai or delhi premium brands are restricted to other metros you see no luxury brands in pune the spending capacity is less than that noticed in mumbai or delhi he added his views are not across the board rajiv malla centre director phoenix marketcity pune said the retail sector is booming in pune today pune is not only one of the fastest growing cities in india but also has a vibrant retail life previously puneites were considered traditional conservative and priceconscious buyers who would shop at localities like laxmi road seeking convenience however over the past couple of years changing lifestyle higher disposable income coupled with greater affordability have brought about a sea change in punes consumer behavioural pattern said malla working couples migrants double income and no kid couples display an increasing appetite for big brands he added punebased fashion designer nivedita saboo talks about a lack of inbetween markets one comes across as highend fashion stock or that which is affordable but does not match the desired quality and style there should be options between these extremes people in pune have the money to spend and it would help if they had more options she said