Doha, Qatar: Doha Festival City, Qatar's one and only choice for shopping, dining, and entertainment, is pleased to announce further expansion this year, with 4 new outlets that have already started welcoming visitors, and 6 more set to open their doors this month.
After an outstanding expansion last year, which saw the addition of more than 56 new stores, Doha Festival City further strengthens its leading position as a unique, global shopping and lifestyle destination offering visitors an impressive host of stores of more than 550 brands that cater to all tastes and age groups.
Earlier this year, the Mall opened O Bag, an Italian brand that has revolutionized the industry for years. O Bag is a dynamic, forward-thinking brand founded and built on the success of its eponymous modular and totally customizable bags made in XL Extralight®, an innovative ultra-lightweight material that has turned O bag products into true cult items. The brand’s product range extends from bags to watches, sunglasses to footwear and even a home line, which includes lamps and food storage containers created in collaboration with Guzzini.
The Mall has also welcomed Watsons, bringing over 200 brands from around the world to customers, across makeup, skincare, haircare and personal care. The new Watsons store spans near 3,000 square feet, featuring new zones including the "Natural and Clean Beauty" areas which showcase the brand's extensive range of sustainable products. The store also includes an open makeup area, enabling customers to try out different looks and play around with a wide range of the latest and trendiest cosmetics. Close to half of its products are exclusive to Watsons, including brands from the UK, France, Japan, and South Korea.
The latest jewel shop in the Mall’s jewelry lineup is Djula, a revolutionary jewelry brand with a visionary mentality and always thinking ahead of its time with its adventurous and delicate “art nouveau” style.
Lazordy, a leading name in the copper chandelier industry since its establishment in the El-Gamaleya area in Egypt in 1948 is the Doha Festival City’s new glittering star.
Festival City is set to also welcome new and exciting fashion brands this month, including Hera Extension, a brand that combines the expertise of a human hair products’ manufacturer with the efficiency of a hair factory and hair wholesaler aiming to be one global leading company in hair fashion. Furthermore, the Mall is opening its doors to Optifashion, an Italian eyewear retailer that has grown into one of the top brands in its niche, with partnerships with top luxury and fashion brands in the world offering the finest and widest eyewear selection.
Also opening soon will be Fifty One East offering Tudor Watches and Boucheron Jewelry among other luxury brands.
Additionally, the Mall will also welcome That’s Living Kids, the latest flagship children’s furniture store from the Russian That’s Living Group, an internationally recognized leader in home fashion.
Adding to its broad range of over 100 dining outlets, the Mall is also anticipating to welcome Yasmine Palace, one of the best luxury restaurants in Doha for fine dining specialized in Mediterranean cuisine and the sizzling Texas Chicken that delivers big, bold chicken flavors the Texas way.
“We are very pleased to introduce more distinctive brands and delightful dining options to our visitors, expanding Doha Festival City’s already extensive breadth of offerings. We look forward to continuing our growth trajectory, and shoppers can anticipate even more retail and dining outlets to open,” says, Robert Hall, Doha Festival City’s General Manager.
Doha Festival City opening hours are Saturday to Wednesday from 10am to 10 pm, and Thursday to Friday from 10am to 11pm. In line with the preventative measures set out by the authorities, Doha Festival City has introduced stringent health and safety measures throughout the mall for its staff and visitors. This includes a thorough Mall disinfection treatment on a weekly basis, robust cleaning, and sanitization operations during Mall trading hours, 127 hand sanitizing stations installed in the areas that have commonly touched surfaces.
At the entrance, visitors must show their green Ehteraz QR code, and should always wear a face mask. Physical distancing stickers in common queuing areas, such as ATM machines and banks were installed to help shoppers abide by the required physical distance guidelines.
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About Doha Festival City
Doha Festival City is Qatar’s one and only choice for fashion, dining, and entertainment. Bringing several firsts to Doha, this incomparable mall – is one of the largest such developments in the Middle East, offering almost a quarter of a million sqm of leasable space, providing something for everyone, and creating exceptional and memorable experiences with every visit.
Doha Festival City is home to famous brand names in retail, many of which have made their Qatar debut, including Harvey Nichols, Charlotte Tilbury, Kiehl’s, Dior Beauty Boutique, and ACE. It also houses the country’s only IKEA, which has been open since 2013. There are over 100 places to dine and relax including restaurants, cafés, and casual dining outlets, from brands that are unique to Qatar including Jamie’s Italian, and Aimee’s Cafe.
Doha Festival City is also home to the Edge Fitness, a state-of-the-art fitness center, boasting a large area of training space with the latest top of the line equipment from Technogym, separate male, and female parts, as well as circuit training areas.
Doha Festival City has the country’s biggest world-class entertainment offering including a unique mix of indoor and outdoor attractions–from Qatar’s first VOX 4D cinema complex with 18 digital screens Theatre by Rhodes, to green spaces for outdoor exercise and Outdoor Leisure Trail cycling and three unique entertainment parks, including Angry Birds World, Snow Dunes and Virtuocity.
The world’s first Angry Birds WorldTM, introduced and developed by the leading location-based entertainment company Trimoo in partnership with Rovio Entertainment, opened in Doha Festival City in May 2018. The Park is an unparalleled family entertainment destination, inspired by the global gaming sensation and the blockbuster movie.
VIRTUOCiTY™ is the region’s first dedicated gaming hub that merges the virtual world with the real world. Opened in December 2018, this entertainment park is equipped with full motion racing simulators, escape rooms and an astonishing multipurpose eSports arena. The venue offers an immersive digital experience for teens and adults.
Snow Dunes ™ is the first indoor snow park in Qatar, featuring a castle inspired by authentic Qatari architecture. It is based on an old folk tale about a wave of cold coming in the spring and covering the ground with a white mantle. The Park uses state-of-the-art technology to produce snow-white ice at temperatures of -4 degrees Celsius.
As a ‘Smart Mall’, Doha Festival City offers innovative digital options including free Wi-Fi and digital wayfinding to enhance consumer experience, and is easily accessible, offering 8,000 smart parking spaces and VIP valet services.
Doha Festival City’s new parking can accommodate additional 165 cars, providing easy access to the Luxury Area and the Edge Fitness, and a direct exit to Al Shamal Road, helping to avoid congestion during peak hours.
Doha Festival City’s exclusive Fashion TV ‘FFTV', broadcasted on the mall’s website and YouTube channel, brings Doha’s fashion personalities to showcase the mall’s host of retailers and unique fashion offering.
Festival Magazine, the Mall’s very own online lifestyle magazine, brings the readers to the front row of the mall’s latest happenings, uncovering the last fashion trends and offering previews of collections and exclusive offers available at the mall.
Doha Festival City applies stringent safety measures throughout the mall for its staff and visitors. This includes a thorough mall disinfection treatment on a weekly basis, robust cleaning and sanitization operations during mall’s trading hours, 127 hand sanitizing stations installed at all commonly touched areas.
Doha Festival City won the 2020 Travelers’ Choice Award by Tripadvisor, based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, placing the Mall in the top 10% of the hospitality sector in the world.
For more information visit http://www.dohafestivalcity.com
