Continues to diversify shopping options with several new brands

Muscat, Oman, 3 January 2013

Muscat City Centre in Seeb district, has again expanded its retail mix and is now home to the most electronics stores under one roof with the recent opening of Radio Shack and Jumbo Electronics - opening soon. Now residents can find the widest variety and broadest range of the latest electronics and tech gadgets available in Oman when shopping at the mall. These new offerings round up a total of 10 new stores that have opened their doors at Muscat City Centre, including Tim Horton's and Omega over the current year. 

"It's been a dynamic year for Muscat City Centre, having introduced 10 new shopping options for the community. With the expansion of our electronics category, today, we are the leading destination with the biggest choice and variety of home, office and personal electronics," said Husam Al Mandhari, Senior Mall Manager, Muscat City Centre.  

Other electronics stores at Muscat City Centre include Carrefour electronics, E-Max, Harman House-Radio Shack, Samsung, Connexions and Nokia. Earlier this year, Muscat City Centre announced the opening of two unique beauty brands Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Bath & Body Works, and fashion stores H&M and Nautica.

With a total of more than 140 stores, Muscat City Centre is Oman's largest and leading shopping and lifestyle destination, and it continues to bring new and diverse brands to the local community.   

For more information, please visit: www.muscatcitycentre.com. Exact opening dates will be announced on Muscat City Centre's Twitter and Facebook pages.

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About Muscat City Centre
Muscat City Centre opened in October 2001 and is one of the leading shopping and lifestyle destinations in Oman. Featuring over 142 international and local brands - many of which have made their debut into Oman for the first time, and 18 restaurants and cafés, Muscat City Centre underwent a major expansion in 2007 which almost doubled the size of the mall by introducing more than 60 new stores, and increasing its retail space to 60,484 sqm.

Muscat City Centre offers a range of popular shopping and dining options designed to meet the needs of the wider community from the latest trends in fashion, furniture and electronics or more practical conveniences like banking services, pharmacies and optical centres. The mall is anchored by a Carrefour hypermarket, a Magic Planet family entertainment centre, Home Centre, the value-added E-Max and Max stores, Sun & Sand Sports and a number of fashion brands including Marks & Spencer, Zara, GAP, H&M and the multi-brand store Centrepoint. Muscat City Centre also houses a Toys 'R' Us and Zara Home store, which round off the mall's major anchors.

Located in Seeb conveniently on the Al Sultan Qaboos Highway, Muscat City Centre has its own dedicated flyover with multi-level parking for 2,250 visitors. 

About Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Majid Al Futtaim Properties is the leader in the ownership, development and management of ‎shopping malls and complimentary mixed use 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 eleven world-class malls operating in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt and two currently under development in Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon. In April 2012, Majid Al Futtaim Properties opened its sixth strategic mall in the UAE with Fujairah City Centre. The Company's shopping malls continue to witness a steady increase in footfall with more than 140 million visitors in 2011. Majid Al Futtaim Properties has earned numerous accolades and awards from international organisations that have recognised its leadership and the quality of its properties. 

Majid Al Futtaim Properties has four flagship shopping malls; three in Dubai and one in Bahrain.  In Dubai, Deira City Centre boasts over 370 stores, leisure and entertainment facilities and over 50 restaurants and cafes; Mall of the Emirates houses over 520 international retail brands, including 80 luxury stores and the world-renowned Ski Dubai; and Mirdif City Centre offers visitors a mix of retail, leisure and entertainment options including 430 stores and iFLY Dubai, an indoor skydiving centre.  Bahrain City Centre is the largest shopping, leisure and entertainment complex in Bahrain with 340 international brands including 60 dining options, and features Wahooo!, the region's first  region's first indoor- outdoor waterpark. 

Majid Al Futtaim Properties also owns nine hotels in the UAE and two in Bahrain, all of which are linked to the company's shopping malls.  The hotels' strategic proximity to the company's shopping malls promotes direct access to a wider international demographic and attracts more than 1.2 million guests annually. 

The Company is currently developing three master-planned communities.  The Wave, Muscat, a joint venture with the Government of Oman; will combine more than 4,000 beautiful properties, Almouj Golf, Almouj Marina, four premier hotels and new retail, leisure and dining opportunities at a seafront address in the new heart of Muscat.  The 250,000 sq.m Waterfront City development in Beirut, Lebanon, a joint venture with Société Joseph Khoury & Fils Holding SAL, will feature over 1500 residential homes, an office district, shopping mall, 2 international hotels, as well as multiple parks and a marina front promenade.  Finally, Al Zahia, developed by Sharjah Holding, a joint venture between the Government of Sharjah and Majid Al Futtaim Properties, will be a fully integrated community featuring a range of villas, apartments and commercial units.

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