There has been a spiraling growth in the number of shopping malls in India from none in 2000 to nearly 100 within five years, most of the malls are located at Mumbai Mumbai and then Delhi NCR, with 360 malls anticipated across India by 2007 and up to 600 malls by the end of 2009. The growth was fuelled by rising incomes, greater availability of credit and busier lifestyles.