Chinese mall installs ‘husband pods’

Finally, an experiential retail breakthrough for the guys!



The 3 million-sq.-ft. Global Harbor Mall in Shanghai, one of Asia’s largest, has installed “husband pods” to keep men occupied while their wives or other domestic partners shop.



Each pod is padded out with a comfortable gaming chair, state of the art monitors, computer, and gamepad where the retail-weary can while away an hour playing vintage games from the Nineties.



For now, the service is free, but mall staff told the BBC that players will soon have the option to pay for premium games.



The lavish Global Harbor Mall, a lavish Italian Renaissance-inspired structure, sits at the base of a two-tower office, hotel, and residential complex in central Shanghai.

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