The study is confined to the perception of the customers of shopping malls, their attitude and the factors determining the attitude of the customers to prefer shopping malls. This study covers entire Thoothukudi District. The people who avail the shopping mall service in the process of their purchase are the population of this study. Methodology shopping mall in general so that these factors can be taken as benchmark to study the performance of shopping malls in Jaipur City, capital of Rajasthan, India. Keywords: Trading density, Catchment area, footfalls, shopping centre, common area maintenance, Literature Review (Laura Lucia et al., 2016) pointed out that mall atmospherics This study focuses on the shopping mall preferences of teens 12-17, a trendsetting segment that tends to be heavy users of enclosed shopping malls. Conjoint analysis and a web survey are used to address the primary research questions or objectives: (1) What are the important attributes that teens consider when choosing among shopping malls?; onerous for enclosed andcovered shopping malls than for open street basedschemes. Shopping malls are characterized with various combustible materials from the merchant they sell, and as such the aim of the research is to assess the fire safety measures in shopping malls and how they are incorporated in shopping mall design. Interview and a 1.1 Origin & Evolution of Shopping Mall Buying and selling is as old as mankind. With time, the conditions under which they take place have changed. A condition of most important consequence was the introduction of the middleman, who turned barter into commerce. I wish also to thank the managements of the following shopping malls for their support during my study of their premises:- i) The Sarit Centre, Westlands. ii) Galleria Mall, Lang ˇata. iii) Thika Road Mall, Kasarani. I would also like to extend my gratitude to all my classmates, architecture class of 2014, for the advice and times shared. of 27 LITERATURE STUDY ON SHOPPING MALL FORUM MALLBANGLORE fINTRODUC The Forumis a popularshopping malllocated onHosur Road TION inKoramangalam,Bangalore,Karnataka,Indiadeveloped byPrestige Group. The Forum was Bangalore's first full-fledged mall with a multi-story book store, 12 cinema halls and other entertainment facilities. Success of a shopping mall can be described in two main aspects:- i) Business success - This is the success of the tenants occupying the investors asset thus assuring the investor in profit making, and, ii) Architectural success - This is the public acceptance of the space that has been created once constructed. 3. Fast developments in the food retailing industry have led to growth of shopping malls, particularly in the large cities of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this study is to compare men and women for differences in mall shopping. Using empirical research, this paper examines differences between the genders associated with mall patronage. Sangitha mohanty (2012) Titled 'drivers of retail shopping' It focuses on the nearby market, bigbazaar, malls on the different categories like agewise, incomewise andeducationwise. Mainpurpose is topatronizing astore ongenderwise and know the preference 9. Anilbarbolaa Varsha borade (2012) increased their spending at the malls. This study covers the following objectives: 1. To determine and study the key factors that influence consumer behavior towards shopping malls. 2