Sharjah’s first Oasis Mall to open in 2019.

Dubai, UAE: Landmark Group, one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East, Africa and India, is expanding its shopping mall footprint across four GCC countries under its Oasis Mall brand.

Oasis Mall, the leading neighbourhood shopping destination in the region, will open four new malls in strategic locations in the UAE, Oman, & Bahrain.

Supported by Landmark Group’s vast history of creating innovative businesses, and utilising its rich experience and expertise, the upcoming malls will be located in vibrant communities to deliver an enjoyable experience to customers in both urban centres as well as satellite cities.

Set to be completed in 2019, the expansion will increase Oasis Mall’s presence to 11 mall destinations across existing territories with a total GLA of over 2.6 million square feet of retail space within the malls’ portfolio of over 500 stores.

Mark Ruffley, Business Head – Oasis Malls, said: “We pride ourselves on our in-depth understanding of the GCC retail landscape and our ability to meet changing customer needs with speed and simplicity. With the new neighbourhood destinations, we aim to offer shoppers and retailers an engaging retail experience that is fun, inviting, affordable and approachable, through a vibrant mix of retail, dining and entertainment for the entire family.”

Recent statistics from Frank Knight, a global real estate consultancy firm, reveal that the existing malls in the UAE, combined with the ones that are in the pipeline, will together account for ten million square meters of retail space by 2020, promising a bright future for malls.

In the UAE, Oasis Mall is set to open its first destination in Sharjah in early 2019, which will also host the Emirate’s first flagship Centrepoint store, and the first Cinépolis Cinema in the UAE. The upcoming 61,000 square metre, multi-storey destination will host several of Landmark Group’s other home-grown brands as well, including, Home Centre, Max, Fun City, Emax and Shoexpress, as well as other well-known brands including Carrefour market, Okaidi, Vincci, Parfois, Nabeel Perfumes and more.

Outside the UAE, three new destinations will be launched – one in Bahrain and two in Oman. In Oman, following the tremendous response for Oasis Mall in Khuwair district of Muscat, new destinations will open in Sohar and Salalah by Q4 2018. The new mall in Bahrain will be home to over 80 shops including Landmark’s flagship stores Centrepoint, Homebox, Fun City, Max, a platinum standard Fitness First, Cineco Cinemas, Carrefour market and a host of over 20 food outlets including Hard Rock Café opening in Q3 2018 in in Juffair.

Ruffley added: “The new malls will feature designs, materials and finishes that have been inspired by nature, and driven by functionality. We have incorporated natural elements to the overall look and feel and focused on sustainability in all aspects of design and material use.”

With a focus on implementing sustainability and ensuring family friendly spaces across the destinations, and providing a compact, shopping-friendly format with ample parking spaces, Oasis Mall strives to be a ‘good neighbour’ in every way, as part of its commitment to enhance lifestyles in the various communities it serves.

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About Oasis Mall:

Oasis Mall is synonymous with convenient shopping in the city. Conveniently accessible by car, metro, taxi and bus on Sheikh Zayed Road (between 2nd and 3rd interchange), Oasis Mall offers Dubai residents and visitors an engaging experience in a convenient, shopping-friendly environment.

Spanning a total area of 1.44 million sq. ft. and retail space of about 1 million sq. ft. with shopping spread across four levels, Oasis Mall encompasses a wide selection of global brands and categories in a compact, shopping-focused format offering outstanding value for money.

The mall features diverse global anchor stores for fashion and footwear for children and adults, interiors, electronics, sports and leisure, beauty, health and wellness, food and beverage (restaurants and cafes) entertainment, fitness and arts, foodstuff (Carrefour) and books & gifts.

To maximize its convenience, Oasis Mall offers 1650 free parking slots to shoppers and holds every year a series of events and activities that reflect the spirit of the multicultural community of Dubai. Also, Oasis organizes throughout the year promotional campaigns aiming at rewarding shoppers with unmatched deals and offers in town.

For information about Oasis Mall outlets and calendar of activities or to communicate with the Mall, please visit:

Facebook:   www.facebook.com/oasismalldubai

Twitter:       www.twitter.com/oasismalldubai

About Landmark Group

Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organizations in the Middle East and India. An international, diversified retail and hospitality conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to consistently deliver exceptional value, the Group operates over 2300 outlets encompassing over 30 million square feet across the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian sub-continent.

Landmark Group has a strong workforce of over 55,000 employees and provides a value-driven product range for the family through its retail concepts: Centrepoint, Babyshop, Splash, Shoe Mart, Lifestyle, Iconic, Max, Shoexpress, Home Centre, Home Box and Emax. In addition to the brands developed in-house, the Group also holds the franchise rights for some of the world's leading fashion and footwear brands in the countries where it operates.

The Group has also diversified in the leisure, food and hospitality with Landmark Leisure, Balance Spa & Salon, Citymax Hotels, Fitness First and Foodmark, the restaurant division, which operates the Group's own and franchise food outlets.

For more information please visit, www.landmarkgroup.com

For more information, please contact:

Yasser Alvi | Rawan Alhosban

ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller

Tel: (+971) 4 4507 600

Email: yasser.alvi@bm.com | rawan.alhosban@bm.com  

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