Dubai, UAE, April 25, 2010: Mall of the Emirates held its fourth Annual General Meeting last week and presented some of the top retailers in the region with its Annual Retailer Awards for 2009.

Harvey Nichols scooped two awards - one for "Retailer of the Year" and the other for "Best Anchor Store". Carrefour bagged the "Customer's Choice Award" while H&M Young was presented the award for "Best Flagship Store".

The awards were presented by Fuad Sharaf, Vice-President of Mall of the Emirates and Lizelle Fitoussi, Marketing Manager and the criteria included overall performance, operational compliance, sales and level of participation in the mall's ongoing marketing and promotional activities.

Fuad Sharaf added: "Mall of the Emirates has been growing in strength and popularity since it opened and last year we welcomed 30.8 million visitors - we even become a landmark for tourists which is a great achievement. I thank our retailers for their active involvement in making Mall of the Emirates one of the best shopping destinations in the UAE."

Awards in 14 different categories were presented and other winners included fashion store Bershka and Home Centre who were honoured with the 'Best Large Fashion Store' and 'Best Homeware Store' awards respectively.

While Carolina Herrera walked away with the 'Best Small Fashion Store' award, Paul Café was voted as the 'Best Food and Beverage Outlet'. The other big winners were- Axiom Telecom for 'Best Electronics and Entertainment Store', Louis Vuitton for 'Best Leather Goods and Gift Store', Bin Sina Pharmacy for 'Best Health & Well Being Store', The Athlete's Foot for 'Best Footwear and Sports Store', Frey Wille for 'Best Jewellery and Watches Store' and Pearle Opticians for 'Best Optical Accessories and Service Stores'.

Mall of the Emirates Annual General Meeting 2010

Category

Winner

Best Anchor Store

Harvey Nichols

Best Flagship Store

H&M Young

Best Large Fashion Store

Bershka

 

Best Small Fashion Store

Carolina Herrera

Best Food and Beverage Outlet

Paul Cafe

Best Electronics and Entertainment Store

Axiom Telecom

 

Best Leather Goods and Gift Store

Louis Vuitton

Best Homeware Store

Home Centre

Best Health & Well Being Store

Bin Sina Pharmacy

 

Best Footwear and Sports Store

The Athlete's Foot

 

Best Jewellery and Watches Store

Frey Wille

Best Optical Accessories and Service Stores

Pearle Opticians

Retailer of the Year

Harvey Nichols

Customers' Choice Award

Carrefour


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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-level shopping centre features 466 international brands including 220,000 sqm of department stores, fashion, lifestyle, sports, electronics and home furnishing outlets, the largest Carrefour in the city and over 60 stores that are unique to the centre. 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 and 70 coffee shops and restaurants. Recently, the mall's 500 seat community theatre and accompanying arts centre - DUCTAC - opened its doors to the public.

The mall is undergoing its largest ever expansion programme with just under half a billion dirhams to be invested in new space and is due to be completed by Q3 of 2010. The project will see the addition of increased facilities for shopping, dining and parking, a direct link for Dubai Metro commuters and increased parking spaces to accommodate 750 vehicles.

For more information, please contact:
Eisha Anand
Polaris Public Relations
P. O. Box 32838, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +9714-3415555;
Fax: +9714-3415588
Email: e.anand@polaris-me.com

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