Mall of Arabia Cairo
The Mall of Arabia Cairo is a shopping mall in 6th of October City (at the border of Sheikh Zayed City) in the western part of the Cairo metropolitan area in Egypt. It opened in 2010.[1]
In 2014, the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, invested 60 million USD in the mall ahead of a phase II expansion.[2]
Saudi developer Fawaz Alhokair Group created a subsidiary, Marakez, charged with developing the second phase of the Cairo Mall of Arabia, "The Expansion" measuring 40,000 2 of gross leasable area.[3] In addition, Marakez is to create new residential developments, food and beverage chains, and entertainment chains in Egypt.[1]
Anchors include:[4]
- Carrefour hypermarket
- Superstores Decathlon, dStore, Go Sport, Home Center
- IKEA, ca. 20,000 m2, the second to open in Egypt[5]
- Marks & Spencer
- supermarkets Seoudi and Spinneys
- Apparel superstores DeFacto and LC Waikiki (both Turkish companies); as well as H&M and Zara
- Galaxy Cineplex
- HC Furniture Mall
- Mall of Arabia mosque
The complex includes an 8-acre (32,000 m2) park, "the Park".[6]
The Gap opened its first store in Africa here in 2011.[7]
The first Mercedes-Benz mall showroom in Egypt opened at Mall of Arabia in 2020.[8]
In 2022, Turkish retailer Colin's entered the Egyptian market with a store in Mall of Arabia and three others.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About us". Mall of Arabia Cairo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "IFC, EBRD invest $60m in Mall of Arabia - Dailynewsegypt". 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Marakez develops Mall of Arabia with EGP 395m loan from Emirates NBD Egypt". Daily News Egypt. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Anchors". Mall of Arabia Cairo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "IKEA to Open Second Cairo Store in Sheikh Zayed". CairoScene. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "A Massive New 8-Acre Park Just Opened by Mall of Arabia and it's All Kinds of Awesome". CairoScene. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Gap to open its first Africa store in Egypt next month". Ahram Online. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Ezz Elarab Star Inaugurates the First Mercedes-Benz Boutique – FLAIR MAGAZINE". flair-magazine.com. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Buz, Engin (12 August 2022). "COLIN'S enters the Egyptian market with 4 stores". Textilegence Magazine and Digital Platform. Retrieved 23 May 2024.