Vindico delivers retail for the world's first nature inspired shopping destination, Cityland Mall

• The retail delivery specialist co-ordinates tenant fit-outs and ensures scheme is on schedule.

Dubai, UAE: The progress of Cityland Mall, the 2.2 million sq. ft retail and entertainment scheme being developed by Cityland Real Estate Development off the 311 Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road, continues apace with Vindico on board to deliver the retail element.

Vindico is the world’s leading international retail delivery consultancy and now that the construction process of the entire mall is in the advanced stages of completion, it will be responsible for coordinating the mall tenants’ fit-out works and ensuring that their opening remains on time. 

The AED 1.2 billion Cityland Mall is the world’s first “nature inspired” shopping destination, incorporating a 200,000 sq. ft green central park area.  Its retail capacity totals over 1.2 million sq. ft of space accommodating over 350 retailers and F&B outlets. The major anchor tenant, Carrefour hypermarket, a part of Majid Al Futtaim Retail, will open its door before the end of the year. Cityland Mall also boasts a variety of entertainment and retail global brands including VOX Cinemas, Fabyland and the Scandinavian home furnishing brand JYSK among others.

Vindico was chosen by developer, Cityland due to its vast experience in delivering retail for some of the world’s largest and most high profile schemes including Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi; Festival City, Dubai and Mall of Qatar, Doha.  In all, the organization has assisted with the delivery of 65 shopping centres and airport projects, and over 9,000 shops and restaurants.

Fahimuddin Sharfuddin, Chief Executive Officer, Cityland Group, comments: “We are pleased to have a strategic retail professional of Vindico’s calibre come on board, as we strengthen our focus on retailers and on creating exciting shopping experiences for our visitors. Vindico are global specialists in retail delivery and tenant coordination since 2002, I firmly believe their expertise will be invaluable in enhancing and executing the mall operations. The Vindico team are playing a pivotal role by maintaining a continuous dialogue with tenants to ensure the timely completion of their fit-out works.  As we continue to diversify the mall’s retail mix, comprising of prestigious brands and household names, we are confident that these retailers will add new and exciting elements for shoppers and the community at large.”

Richard Kim, Managing Director, Vindico comments: “With its highly strategic location and innovative retail proposition, we are delighted to be bringing to Cityland the expertise and guidance that such a unique and ambitious project deserves.  As retail delivery specialists, our goal is to uphold the high standard already in place at Cityland Mall, and ensure that tenants can efficiently realise their exciting plans in order to start operating and serving Cityland’s shoppers. Our intimate knowledge of the market coupled with our expertise in retail delivery, gained through our work on a wide range of global retail schemes, we are ideally positioned to focus on a key element of the project’s success – shops and restaurants that are open and earning on time.”

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About Cityland Group:

Cityland Group, staying true to its tagline “Immersing you in nature”, is committed to creating nature-inspired spaces for communities across the United Arab Emirates. A stellar combination of project development knowhow and expertise in creating unique agricultural and landscaped spaces has long distinguished the developer in the real estate landscape. This is further reinforced by one-of-a-kind projects, such as the renowned Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Butterfly Garden. The latest demonstration of its vision is Cityland Mall that is due for launch in 2018 beside Global Village in Dubai.

Cityland Group was founded in 2005 by Mr. Abdel Naser Yasin Musa Rahhal, Vice Chairman, under the esteemed Chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Theyab Bin Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan. The journey commenced from Al Ain as AKAR Landscaping Services and Agriculture, which was involved in creating large-scale landscapes in the city’s public spaces. The company created Al Ain Paradise Garden – a floral space created from local resources. The attraction earned two Guinness World Records for its vertical landscape, and for exhibiting the largest number of hanging baskets.  The Group portfolio expanded through its acquisition of the US franchise for ‘Orkin’ – the world’s largest pest control company.

About Vindico:

Having worked in the development teams for industry defining shopping centre projects across the globe, Co-Founders Marc McQuain and Peter Row launched Vindico in 2002 to keep a strong focus on retail development’s end-game: offering customers shops and restaurants that are trading on opening day.  With a track record in supporting developers and managers of shopping centre and airports open over 9,000 of their tenant’s shops & restaurants across three continents, Vindico’s service model has evolved to meet the changing relationship between brands and buildings.  Retail delivery solutions using Design, Management and Onsite products inside innovative and flexible fee structures allow owners, managers and operators of retail property and the brands that occupy them to accommodate risk in a changing retail real estate industry whose focus on creating retail and dining experiences is underpinned by the fundamental need to offer customers shops and restaurants that are open and earning.

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