Dubai - Mubasher: Dubai-based retail company Landmark Group on Sunday announced that its largest fashion retailer, Centrepoint, plans to open 18 new stores across locations in the GCC by June 2020, bringing the brand’s consolidated store count in the region to over 160.

The new expansion plan includes the recently inaugurated store in Mall of Muscat, the launch of Centrepoint’s first store in Oasis Mall Sharjah, and the latest store opening in Al Ahsa Mall in Saudi Arabia, according to a press release.

The new plan is likely to boost Centrepoint’s retail space to 6.7 million square feet and make it one of the largest fashion destinations in the region, the release noted.

The brand expansion plan comes as a part of Landmark’s strategy to reinforce its presence and stature in the Gulf region by introducing new approaches and technologies to retail.

The brand also plans to launch ‘Stores of the Future’ in a bid to provide a better service to the growing consumer demands and improve overall in-store experience, the release highlighted.

‘Stores of the Future’ will offer customers a seamless Omni-channel retail experience, featuring the latest technology of enhanced store formats to provide interactive shopping experience.

Centrepoint is keen on providing customers with superb shopping experience as a leading family shopping destination in the region through the group’s most popular concepts - Babyshop, Splash, Lifestyle, and SHOEMART.

Simon Smith, chief operating officer, Centrepoint said: “Our ‘Stores of the Future’ will combine features of both online and in-store shopping to offer a seamless and convenient shopping experience. It is also a testament to the Group’s omni-channel commitment, serving millions of customers in the region through both online and offline channels.”

Centrepoint currently operates 144 stores across 9 countries in the MENA region, namely Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan.

Source: Mubasher

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