Where Retail StrategyMeets Real EstateOpportunity
APBCI advises mall owners, developers, retail brands and F&B businesses on leasing, expansion, positioning and long-term growth across India.
Strategic Advisory
Advisory grounded in operations,
transactions and growth.
APBCI combines strategic market thinking with hands-on experience across retail operations, leasing, commercial transactions, mall development, brand expansion and F&B concepts.
The firm works with businesses at critical stages of growth—from defining the right market opportunity to identifying locations, structuring commercial terms and supporting execution.
Areas of Expertise
Integrated expertise across retail,
real estate and brand growth.
From early-stage strategy to leasing, negotiation and execution, APBCI supports commercial opportunities across the complete retail and real estate journey.
Strategic support for mall positioning, tenant mix, anchor planning, leasing strategy and long-term commercial performance.
Helping retail and F&B brands identify the right markets, locations and commercial opportunities for sustainable expansion.
Advisory for food hubs, dining destinations and F&B-led developments designed around customer experience, commercial viability and the right brand mix.
Strategic guidance for businesses evaluating franchise opportunities, expansion models, locations and market-entry decisions.
Transaction and leasing advisory for premium retail, commercial and high-street spaces across a wide range of formats and requirements.
Who We Advise
Strategic counsel for the businesses
shaping India's retail landscape.
The APBCI Perspective
Strategy informed by real-world execution.
Operational Depth
Experience managing complex retail environments, large teams and high-value commercial operations.
Explore →Transaction Expertise
A practical understanding of leasing structures, negotiation, location strategy and commercial decision-making.
Explore →Growth Perspective
Advice shaped around long-term viability, market positioning, customer experience and sustainable expansion.
Explore →Operational Depth
Experience managing complex retail environments, large teams and high-value commercial operations.
Explore →Transaction Expertise
A practical understanding of leasing structures, negotiation, location strategy and commercial decision-making.
Explore →Growth Perspective
Advice shaped around long-term viability, market positioning, customer experience and sustainable expansion.
Explore →The objective is not simply to complete a transaction.
It is to create the right commercial outcome.
From 200 sq. ft. retail requirementsto 45,000 sq. ft. commercial transactions.
Founder & Principal Advisor
Anshul Pahuja
Founder, APBCI
Anshul Pahuja brings more than 25 years of experience across retail, commercial real estate, mall operations, business development and strategic growth.
His leadership experience includes senior roles such as Vice President at Pacific Development Corporation and Head of India Operations at Jumbo Electronics.
Throughout his career, he has overseen significant business volumes, large-scale retail and commercial environments, complex transactions and teams of more than 300 people.
Today, he brings that operational and transaction experience to APBCI, advising developers, property owners, retail brands and F&B businesses on stronger commercial decisions.
- —Retail and commercial space strategy→
- —Mall development and leasing→
- —Brand expansion and market entry→
- —F&B and food hub consultancy→
- —Premium property transactions→
How APBCI Works
A clear path from opportunity
to commercial execution.
- 01
Understand
Define the business objective, market context, property requirement and commercial priorities.
- 02
Evaluate
Assess the opportunity, location, positioning, customer relevance and potential commercial structure.
- 03
Structure
Develop the strategy, shortlist the right options and support commercial negotiations.
- 04
Execute
Help move the opportunity from recommendation to transaction, launch or expansion.
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