Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront is the best mall in South Africa
A new ranking has placed Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront as number one amongst the best malls in South Africa. Here’s more details…
V&A Waterfront takes top spot
The Urban Studies Shopper Index (USSI) has ranked the V&A Waterfront as the best mall in South Africa.
According to BusinessTech, the quarterly USSI is based on a ‘consumer analytics tool’ that collects Google Review ratings for shopping malls and centres that have a Google Page.
“By focusing on the consumer’s voice, the USSI provides insights and tracking of performance and service levels over time for retailers, property managers, and investors. The index is calculated on a rating out of five.” the USSI revealed.
When looking at South Africa’s 13 super regional malls for the second quarter (Q2), the V&A Waterfront came first, with a score of 4.77, while Sandton City came in second place with a score of 4.68, followed by Eastgate’s 4.66.
Top 13 malls in South Africa
South Africa’s 13 super regional malls placed as follows:
| Ranking | Super Regional Shopping Centre | Rating |
| 1 | Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre | 4.77 |
| 2 | Sandton City | 4.68 |
| 3 | East Gate Shopping Centre | 4.66 |
| 4 | Mall of Africa | 4.62 |
| 5 | Canal Walk Shopping Centre | 4.60 |
| 6 | The Pavilion Shopping Centre | 4.59 |
| 7 | Gateway Theatre of Shopping | 4.58 |
| 8 | Menlyn Park Shopping Centre | 4.52 |
| 9 | Fourways Mall | 4.45 |
| 10 | East Rand Mall | 4.42 |
| 11 | Centurion Mall | 4.42 |
| 12 | Cresta Shopping Centre | 4.41 |
| 13 | Westgate Shopping Centre | 4.36 |
GRASS IS GREENER AT V&A
The V&A Waterfront is also surging ahead on its mission to be green and is set to meet 70% of its power needs with energy from solar and wind farms operated by independent electricity producers.
According to reports, V&A Waterfront will be able to do this due to a recent power purchase agreement (PPA) which was signed with Etana Energy for 43 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable energy every year.
This 10-year PPA will be a key landmark in the V&A Waterfront’s sustainability plans, which includes a commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2035.