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MIDDLE EAST NEWS

TIME OUT MARKET DUBAI TO BRING EPIC NATURALIZER TO OPEN NEW
FOOD TO THE CITY CONCEPT STORE IN UAE STEVE MADDEN RELOCATES
US footwear brand Steve Madden has
relocated its Dubai Mall store, making it the
Time Out Group is launching a new hotspot for food- Contemporary shoe brand Naturalizer is company’s largest outside of its home market.
and culture-lovers right here in Dubai. Time Out Market opening a new concept store in City Centre The opening of the 4,000sq ft store coincided
will bring the best of Dubai restaurants, bars and cultural Ajman Mall. with the launch of the brand’s spring-summer
experiences, all handpicked by expert Time Out editors, Located in the largest shopping mall and 2019 collection. The move signals the brand’s
together under one roof. The market is set to open in entertainment destination in Ajman, the mall increasing confidence in the Dubai market.
Souk Al Bahar in Downtown Dubai at the end of 2020. is home to more than 79 international and
The market will feature 16 of Dubai’s top chefs and local brands. As the mall sits at the centre of
celebrated restaurants, three lounges, plus more, over the community, the new Naturalizer store OASIS MALL OPENS ITS DOORS
30,000sq ft, with room for 670 diners. will be a perfect fit in an exciting retail and Landmark Group has opened its first Oasis
The Market is one of several that Time Out is launching leisure destination. Mall in Sharjah. The new mall, located on Al
globally. The hugely popular Time Out Market Lisbon The look-and-feel of the concept Wahda Street, has a total of 45 retail stores -
opened in 2014, Time Out Market Miami will open in store reflects the brand’s heritage while including Carrefour, Home Centre, Emax, Max
South Beach in 2019, while Chicago, Boston, New York incorporating modern elements to create and Fun City, and is spread over a total area of
and Montreal markets will also open this year. Time Out the ultimate brand experience. Going 650,000sq ft across three floors.
Market London-Waterloo is set to open in 2021, and beyond traditional brick-and-mortar store,
Prague in 2022. the new Naturalizer store is geared to
engage consumers. The store size is more QDF LAUNCHES A BOUTIQUE
than 110sq m. Located in Concourse C adjacent to the Lamp
Bear, the royal gold-themed airport shop will
showcase a selection of best-selling fragrances,
DUSOUL BY DHAMANI LAUNCHES including Magic and Malachite. The store also
FLAGSHIP STORE offers a special fragrance collection from
Montale Paris, the French ambassadors of oud.
The Dhamani Group has excitedly evolving landscape of Dubai.
announced the official opening of the In the beautifully interior-designed, new LAMACE BOUTIQUE OPENS UP
flagship boutique the brand ‘Dusoul’, a fine boutique, the brand showcases its most The new Lamace Boutique is now open in
jewellery brand within its portfolio aimed at stunning and sophisticated fine jewellery the Westin Hotel in Dubai. Guests to the
the aspirational and inspirational millennial collection. Each and every piece is presented new store can view the boutique’s ready to
generation, at City Centre Mirdif. and carefully designed, created and sourced wear collection or they can instead book an
Dusoul is envisaged as a passionately with infinite attention to detail. appointment with one of the store’s skilled
crafted jewellery brand, born from the “We are delighted to open the second designers to create the outfit they want.
desire to develop collections with a more Dusoul boutique in Dubai in such a short
accessible price point whilst ensuring span of time and to bring the collections
that the key components of the Dhamani of our brand to this side of Dubai where WAITROSE STRIKES NEW DEAL
group, quality, craftsmanship and design, so many of our clients live.’’ said Rohit Around 100 Waitrose products will be available in
A NEW MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK FOR 900 VEHICLES HAS OPENED AT DRAGON MART, MEANING QUICKER ACCESS AND MORE CONVENIENCE FOR THE 40 MILLION PEOPLE WHO VISIT are retained. Dhamani, Executive Director and CEO six City Centre outlets in Kuwait. The product range
EACH YEAR, MASTER DEVELOPER NAKHEEL HAS ANNOUNCED. THE NEW FACILITY, CREATED TO MEET GROWING CUSTOMER DEMAND AT THE WORLD-FAMOUS RETAIL AND TRADING HUB, The Dusoul brand stands out with its of Dusoul.
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING BAYS AT DRAGON MART TO MORE THAN 9,000. THE NEW CAR PARK IS PART OF THE AED169M DRAGON CITY PHASE THREE, WHICH ALSO FEATURES will include selections from its Duchy Organic range,
A RETAIL SHOWROOM COMPLEX WHICH IS OPENING ITS DOORS SOON. DRAGON CITY CURRENTLY COMPRISES DRAGON MART, DRAGON MART 2 AND AN IBIS STYLES HOTEL. innovative designs and sparkling personality With over 50 years of experience, the as well as essential Waitrose, Waitrose & Partners
which echo the spirit of the inspirational Dhamani Jewels Group that is a pioneer in Free From and Waitrose 1 own-label ranges. It is
city from which the brand is created. As the diamond and jewellery industry across the first time that the UK retailer will be selling its
SAMANEA TO BUILD $272M MEYDAN ONE TO HAVE such, Dusoul encompasses the modern, Asia and the Middle East headquartered in products in Kuwait directly through a retailer.
MALL IN DUBAI INDOOR GO-KARTING aspirational, inquisitive nature of the ever- Dubai.

Dubai developer Meraas has signed an agreement with Singapore- Dubai’s Meydan One is set to include the region’s first indoor NAU! ARRIVES
based Chinese company Samanea Group that will see a AED1bn mall electric go-karting track.
come to fruition in 2021 near Dubai International City. Meydan One, the lifestyle and retail destination that will open IN AFRICA
The inaugural Big C Forum witnessed the signing, with six key in 2020, signed a partnership with UAE-based E-Karting to build
Chinese manufacturers and businesses also inking the letter of intent, a multi-level, 4,000sq m e-track. Each kart’s engine will boast
a statement said. Samanea Group will develop the 570,000sq ft retail increased torque to provide racers with a high-powered karting The Nau! Eyewear brand expands on the
outlet which will focus on home appliances and furniture from small, experience that is completely free of noise pollution and exhaust African continent by opening its first store in
medium and big Chinese businesses seeking a foothold in the GCC fumes, enabling racers to jump into the driving seat without Cairo, Egypt.
market. The mall will also hold space for 1,800 parking spaces. having to change into heat-resistant suits. The store is located inside the Cairo Festival
Tan Li, acting Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China Meydan One has commented that the track has been designed City Mall, an exclusive shopping centre in the
in Dubai, said: “In recent years, both China-UAE and China-Dubai by leading European experts in the karting industry, with capital with over 3 million square meters. with a
relations have developed very fast. Among the Middle East countries, advanced performance metrics that accurately measure each vast commercial offer (from fashion to food) and
the UAE has conducted the most in-depth and fruitful cooperation driver’s key data, such as average speed, oversteer, understeer, services, surrounded by gardens, parks, villas and
with China. With its social stability, good infrastructure, ease of doing top speed and distance covered, the experience is bound to get residential condominiums.
business and culture of tolerance, Dubai attracts more and more customers revved up and raring to go when this state-of-the-art Founded in 2004 in Castiglione Olona, in the
Chinese enterprises.” mall opens its doors next year. province of Varese, Nau! has a global distribution
network of around 170 stores.

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