14 retailers awarded for sales performance, operational compliance and standards of customer service; strategic plans for 2012 revealed
Dubai, UAE - 08 April, 2012 - Mall of the Emirates, Dubai's ultimate shopping, entertainment and leisure destination, recently hosted itsAnnual General Meeting (AGM) 2012. Held in the mall's Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre (DUCTAC), over 400 retailers came together to celebrate theirjourney and successes for the past year with the mall's senior management.
Befittingly themed 'The Journey Never Ends', and presented by Fuad Sharaf, Senior Asset Director, Asset Management, Shopping Malls and Lizelle Fitoussi. Marketing Manager for Mall of the Emirates, retailers obtained an overview of 2011's keyhighlights - including mall performance, development and marketing plans, inaddition to 2012's marketing tactics and strategic enhancement plans.
Acknowledging retailers' hard work and on-going efforts, the enlightening AGM concluded withthe highly-anticipated Retailer of the Year awards. Here, 14 accolades based onsales performance, operational compliance and standards of customer servicewere also presented, which included the popular People's Choice award that isconducted through an on-line survey and voted for by Mall of the Emirates'customers.
Mall of theEmirates' Retailer of the Year 2011 award winners are:
Best Anchor Store - Zara
Best Flagship Store -H & M Young
Best Large FashionStore - Massimo Dutti
Best Small FashionStore - La Senza& La Senza Girl
Best Food &Beverage Store - BaskinRobbins
Best Electronics& Entertainment Store - Emax
Best LeatherGoods & Gifts Store - Samsonite
Best Homeware Store -Jashanmal
Best Health &Well Being Store - Faces
Best Footwear &Sports Store - Birkenstock
Best Optical,Accessories & Service Store - Al Futtaim Travel
Best Jewellery &Watch Store - Omega
Retailer of the Year- Emax
Customer's ChoiceAward - Carrefour
About Mall of the Emirates:
Mall of the Emirates, the world's first shopping resort,is located in Dubai at interchange four on Sheikh Zayed Road. The two-levelshopping centre currently features 520 international brands including 233,467 sqm of department stores, fashion, lifestyle, sports, electronics and home furnishing outlets and the largest Carrefour in the city. The compelling family leisure offer includes a Magic Planet family entertainment area, a 14-screen multiplex cinema, the world-renowned Ski Dubai - the Middle East's first indoor ski resort and snow park - a five star Kempinski hotel, a four star Pullman Hotel and 85 coffee shops and restaurants. The mall also has a 500 seatcapacity community theatre and accompanying arts centre - DUCTAC. The mall hasrecently added its new luxury wing, the Fashion Dome.
AboutMajid Al Futtaim Properties
Majid Al Futtaim Properties is the leading developer of shopping malls together with hotels and mixed-use community projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Majid Al Futtaim Properties has changed the face of shopping, leisure and entertainment across the region with tenworld-class malls operating in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt and three currently in development in Fujairah - UAE, Cairo - Egypt and Beirut - Lebanon.Majid Al Futtaim Properties has earned numerous accolades and awards from international organisations that have recognised its leadership and the qualityof its properties. The Company's shopping malls continue to witness a steadyincrease in footfall with more than 140 million visitors in 2011.
Majid Al Futtaim Properties has four flagshipshopping malls; three in Dubai and one in Bahrain.
Deira City Centre pioneered the concept ofshopping and entertainment in the region. It has over 370 stores with an extensive array of mid-market popular brands, including leisure andentertainment facilities and over 50 restaurants and cafes.
Mall of the Emirates is a world-classshopping mall, housing over 520 international retail brands including 80 luxurystores and a unique range of leisure attractions, anchored by theworld-renowned Ski Dubai.
Mirdif City Centre, the latest regionalshopping mall in the UAE by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, is home to 430 stores offering the best mix of retail, superior leisure and entertainment concepts that include iFLY Dubai - indoor skydiving centre and VOX Cinemas and a host ofdelicious fine dining outlets.
Bahrain City Centre is the largest shopping,leisure and entertainment complex in Bahrain with 340 international brandsincluding 60 dining options, and features Wahooo!, the region's first region's first indoor-outdoor waterpark.
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