• Mall of Oman is on-track to open by March 2021

Muscat: Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia is on-track to deliver Oman’s ultimate shopping and retail destination, Mall of Oman. The mall announced today that it has reached an important milestone after signing a deal with retail giant Apparel Group. The global conglomerate will bring a host of fashion, lifestyle, and F&B brands to the mall in anticipation of its March 2021 opening.

The list of global brands being onboarded includes a variety of fashion options, with clothing at different price points, such as Garage, LC Waikiki and Levi’s. Visitors will also be offered a breadth of cosmetics and beauty products with upcoming stores like Inglot and Rituals. And, when it’s time for a break, customers can sit back and enjoy coffee or desserts at outlets like Molten Chocolate Café and Tim Horton’s.

Mall of Oman will also welcome Dutch variety store HEMA and clothing retailer New Yorker to the country for the very first time. The currently confirmed Apparel Group brands will be taking up a gross leasable area of 10,000 sqm, indicative of the already sizeable area of the upcoming Mall of Oman.

Nilesh Ved – Chairman of Apparel Group said,  “We believe in being ‘forever future ready’ and with this prudence we have captured key markets and prime locations in the GCC way before our competitors analyze the landscape. Our next strategic venture is with Mall of Oman, where in we launch some of our prestigious global brands, which is certain to create the much needed high street shopping ambience for the local consumers.  We are confident we know what our consumers want and bringing it to them at the right place and right time is crucial to us. By doing so Apparel Group aims to raise Mall of Oman’s customer experience to the next level.

Fuad Sharaf– Managing Director of UAE, Oman and Bahrain Shopping Malls, at Majid Al Futtaim Properties, said, “Mall of Oman will offer an unparalleled shopping, dining and entertainment experience in the country, ultimately creating great moments for everyone, every day.                        At Majid Al Futtaim, our focus is to tailor our offering in response to the needs and wants of our customers – that’s why we’re bringing a diverse retail mix including international brands and the latest trends to our clientele in an accessible location. Our strategic partnerships with companies such as Apparel Group reinforce our commitment to providing residents and tourists from across Muscat and the region with holistic shopping experiences.”

Mall of Oman, Majid Al Futtaim’s fifth and biggest lifestyle destination in the Sultanate, will have 145,000 sqm of retail space, dining outlets and a range of lifestyle experiences. The mall will also include Oman’s largest VOX Cinemas, a Magic Planet family entertainment centre, a 12,200 sqm Carrefour Hypermarket and the largest indoor snow park in the sultanate.

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About Majid Al Futtaim

Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to ‘create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and successful businesses spanning 16 international markets, employing more than 44,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately-held corporates in the region.

Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 27 shopping malls, 13 hotels and four mixed-use communities, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, City Centre malls, My City Centre neighbourhood centres, and four community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Sharjah. The Company is the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour in a number of markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, operating a portfolio of more than 300 outlets.

Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 500 VOX Cinemas screens and 37 Magic Planet family entertainment centres across the region, in addition to iconic leisure and entertainment facilities such as Ski Dubai, iFly Dubai and Ski Egypt, among others. The Company is parent to the consumer finance company 'Najm', and a Fashion and Home retail business representing international brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, AllSaints, lululemon athletica, Crate & Barrel and Maisons du Monde. In addition, Majid Al Futtaim operates Enova, a facility and energy management company, through a joint venture operation with Veolia, a global leader in optimised environment resource management. The Company also owns the rights to The LEGO Store and American Girl in the Middle East.

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