• Local fans can experience the new ‘Retailtainment’ concept with an immersive experience.

Kuwait:  LEGO Certified Stores – owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim together with the LEGO Group is expanding its retailtainment concept across the Middle East, with the opening of its first concept store in The Avenues Mall in Kuwait. The new look store format provides customers with a unique retail experience for the first time ever that is both playful and innovative in Kuwait.

“This new LEGO Certified Store in The Avenues Mall offers a glimpse into a seamless unified retail space of physical and digital experiences,” said Fahed Ghanim, Chief Executive Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle “Our focus is on expansion of these concept stores across the region with innovation, digital transformation and personalisation in collaboration with the LEGO Group to launch world-class brand encounters for our LEGO enthusiast and create more great moments for all.”

Visitors to the store will be able to explore Kuwait’s national landmark with an exclusive LEGO® brick replica of the Kuwait Towers, using 21,591 LEGO bricks which took over 110 hours to carefully reconstruct. The LEGO® Magnifying glass provides an opportunity to view a model in detail and there are hands-on play opportunities, with Brick Specialist store associates available to help customers find the perfect set. 

“With this LEGO® Certified Store, we are evolving our retail offering to strengthen brand love and create memorable experiences people will talk about long after they leave. Kuwait is a key market for our operations and with the new launch, we hope to offer new and engaging memories for the growing community of fans here,” said Jeroen Beijer, General Manager of the LEGO Group, Middle East and Africa. “We aim to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow in all of our LEGO stores through creative play and interactions, with this new LEGO store format having taken two years to design and perfect for an elevated shopping experience.”

The store was unveiled through a ribbon cutting ceremony on 24 April. Customers can find the latest retail platform at the LEGO Certified Store in Phase 2, first floor of The Avenues Mall, or head to @legostoresme to find out more and play well.

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About the LEGO Group

The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine. The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “Play Well”.

Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. However, its products are now sold in more than 140 countries worldwide. For more information: www.LEGO.com.

About Majid Al Futtaim

Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to ‘create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and successful businesses spanning 17 international markets, employing more than 43,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately held corporates in the region.

Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 29 shopping malls, 13 hotels and four mixed-use communities, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, Mall of Oman, City Centre malls, My City Centre neighbourhood centres, and five community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Sharjah. The Company is the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour in over 30 markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, operating a portfolio of more than 400 outlets including City+, the region’s first checkout-free store, and an online store.

Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 600 VOX Cinemas screens as well as a portfolio of world-class leisure and entertainment experiences across the region including Ski Dubai, Ski Egypt, Dreamscape, Magic Planet, Little Explorers and iFLY Dubai. The Company is parent to a Fashion, Home and Specialty retail business representing international brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, AllSaints, lululemon athletica, Crate & Barrel, LEGO and THAT, a Majid Al Futtaim fashion concept store and app. In addition, Majid Al Futtaim operates Enova, a facility and energy management company, through a joint venture operation with Veolia, a global leader in optimised environment resource management.

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