Business & Money | Sunday 12 May, 2019 8:48 pm |

A brand new 109,000 Sq ft Carrefour Hypermarket,
developed as part of major retail development, Cityland Mall, off the 311 Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Zayed highway, has opened its doors. The 1.2 million sq. ft GLA
Cityland Mall is adjacent to Global Village, and Carrefour, being developed as part of the
ambitious project, will cater to the residential communities of Arabian Ranches, Majan,
Al Barari, Layan, The Villa and Falcon City and several upcoming communities like
Villanova, Arabian Ranches Extension, and many others, all of which are located within a
ten-minute drive-time.

Carrefour, operating under Majid Al Futtaim Retail, will offer customers a wide variety
of their signature items, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and high-
quality non-food products, in addition to a Healthy Kitchen aisle, Food2Go, and Cuisines
of the World at unprecedented prices.

Cityland Mall is the World’s first nature-inspired mall and when complete will offer an
unrivalled shopping and leisure experience. The mall has already been the recipient of
a global award for innovation by Global RLI Awards 2018, underpinning the developer’s
efforts to introduce a distinguished project in the real estate and retail landscape. In

addition to its extensive retail and food and beverage offering, it will comprise a 200,000
sq. ft. botanical garden – “Central Park”, a mini water park, an amphitheater with 3,000
seating capacity, an ancient tree garden, Japanese Garden and mini version of Dubai
Miracle Garden, 360 rooftop garden as well as a family entertainment area complete
with cinema complex.

Fahimuddin Sharfuddin, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Cityland Group
comments: “We are delighted to welcome Carrefour to Cityland Mall. This well
established popular brand offers shoppers an unparalleled experience in convenience,
choice and quality and their presence will provide a significant boost to our varied retail
offering at Cityland Mall. As one of the UAE’s leading operators in the hypermarket
sector their presence here will be much appreciated by local communities.”

Philippe Peguilhan, Country Manager of Carrefour UAE at Majid Al Futtaim Retail says,
“Cityland Mall offers a fresh and original twist for the ordinary shopper and is well
positioned to evolve into an unparalleled shopping experience for its visitors. It is our
belief that adding a retail space can only enhance this journey by offering an assortment
of items that are rich in quality, variety, and value. We are confident that we will
successfully surpass customers’ expectations as a reflection of our brand promise to
create great moments for everyone, every day”.

Over the forthcoming weeks, Carrefour will be joined by several other brands opening
their doors at Cityland Mall. They include but not limited to Home Furnishing anchor
tenants, Food & Beverage outlets, Banks, Exchange Companies and Pharmacies, along
with telecom service providers, etc.