You have wider choice of cozy cafés, restaurants and coffee shops now at Al Ain Mall where you can enjoy freshly brewed coffee along with delicious break-fast in the right ambiance and get a complete experience of the rich quality, promptness and the warmth of personalised service at Al Ain Mall’s coffee shops.

By adding more than 300,000sqft of retail space, Al Ain Mall now hosts variety of local, regional, and international cafés aiming to offer maximum comfort and best times to its visitors as Al Ain Mall general manager Morhaf Kishi said: “our main aim in expanding the mall is to deliver the best services and products to our loyal customers. We carefully selected the fashion and F&B brands understanding the aspirations of our customers and I am sure they will guarantee great satisfaction to all.”

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=business&xfile=data/business/2011/december/business_december304.xml

Celebrations started at 7:00 PM with musical bands, international circus & Emirati traditional performances. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Morhaf Kishi, General Manager of Al Ain Mall, expressed his gratitude and appreciations to all the stakeholders who participated and made this ambitious project a reality.

This was followed by the ribbon cutting by Sheikh Hamed Al Hamed to add a new phase to Al Ain Mall’s success journey. All the invited guests joined Sheikh Hamed and Al Ain Mall management in a tour around the new extension where they were welcomed with music and performances at each point, starting from Emirati Ayala and Harbeyya, Jordanian and Palestinian Dabka, Syrian Arada, and Egyptian dances.

Al Ain Mall had one more reason to celebrate as it recently completed a decade of their success journey as Al Ain’s most favorite shopping and leisure destination.

Amazing Circus by a famous troupe specially invited from Russia, was held on the mall’s ice rink to mark the special occasion. The circus show in Al Ain Mall will continue till 13th December, 2011 with two breathtaking shows daily. As usual, kids had their share of fun with magic shows, mono cycle, game organizer with gifts, clowns, their favorite cartoon characters, and roaming drums.

As a compliment to its millions of loyal customers, Al Ain Mall launched the biggest campaign in the city offering 10 brand new Mercedes cars 2012 through raffle draws.

By adding more than 135 new retail & F&B outlets, 3 basement car parking sufficient to accommodate three thousand vehicles, and its outstanding decorations, Al Ain Mall indisputably retains its position as city’s primary shopping and entertainment destination while merging as the new landmark Super Regional Mall in the City.

Al Farida Investments Company – owners of Al Ain Mall called the landmark shopping project as “a gift” of the National Day.

At a meeting in Al Ain, Morhaf Kishi, General Manager of Al Ain Mall said the mega mixed use project was planned in two phases; phase one of which is completed and will be opened on the November 29, 2011.

This will add more than 135 outlets which include an array of leading regional and international fashion brands; restaurants and cozy Cafés.

The architecture of the new extension reflects the rich UAE tradition inside and out. Striking angular façade, wide and cool corridors, transparent central atriums giving way to the natural skylight and the classical décor make Al Ain Mall one of the foremost tourist destinations in Al Ain.  The shopping facility has the huge car parking to accommodate 3000 cars,  a large man-made lake on the second floor surrounded by retail outlets, restaurants & cafes; an outdoor shopping pavilion besides amazing water fountains & décor.

Second phase of the project, set to complete by the third quarter of 2013, will add another 80 more retail outlets in addition to the 5 star deluxe hotel, open outdoor area, entertainment avenues and artificial lake on the second floor.

In the retail category, besides the new anchors Sharaf DG, Paris Gallery  and iconic, celebrated brands like H&M, Karen Millen, Juicy Couture, Carolina Herrera, Gizia, McGregor, Victoria’s secret, Faces, Tanagra, Swarovski, L’Occitane, Body & Bath Works, Jennyfer, Elite, List, Paris Hilton, Cocoon, CocoRibon, Mont Blanc, Rivoli, Rolex, Agatha, Pandora, Eros, Istore, Folli Follie, are also added, to name a few.

Whereas in F&B category, Al Ain Residents are lucky to get some of their all-time favorite such as Shakespeare & Co., Fuddruckers, Chili’s, Bricco Café, Hediard Café, Caribou Coffee, Alison Nelson’s Chocolate Bar, Costa Coffee, Café Beanery, Al Foah-Zadina & Patchi.

There are lot more brands being added to the elite list and some of these new outlets are making their debut entry in Al Ain city.

To mark the occasion, Al Ain Mall management has launched the biggest ever campaign in Al Ain city — may be in the UAE — offering 10 brand new 2012 model Mercedes Cars as grand prize every 40 days.

Celebrations at Al Ain Mall will start on November 29 and will continue till December 2 to integrate the National Day celebrations.  International Russian circus on Ice, traditional dances and performances, kids carnivals with cartoon characters, clowns, Artistic shows, Kids & family’s entertainment shows, Ice skating show, games and competitions are some of the spectacular events awaiting the shoppers at Al Ain Mall. The Mall reportedly attracts nine million visitors on a yearly basis and the number is expected to double up with the opening of the expansion and hotel.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=uaebusiness&xfile=data/uaebusiness/2011/november/uaebusiness_november77.xml

Read the rest of this entry »

جريدة الاتحاد

افتتاح توسعة العين مول تزامناً مع  الاحتفالات باليوم الوطني

عمر الحلاوي (العين)- تفتتح شركة «الفريدة للاستثمار» المرحلة الأولى من التوسعة  الجديدة للعين مول، تزامناً مع احتفالات الدولة باليوم الوطني الأربعين التي تضيف  أكثر من 135 محلاً تجارياً، بحجم استثمار يصل إلى 800 مليون درهم لمجمل التوسعة. وقال مرهف كيشي المدير العام للعين مول إن المرحلة الثانية من عملية توسعة المول  ستنتهي في الربع الثالث من عام 2013، مشيراً إلى أن إجمالي مساحة المول ستصل إلى  مليون قدم مربعة بعد الانتهاء من أعمال التوسعة بشكلها الكامل. وأضاف أن المرحلة الثانية ستتضمن إضافة أكثر من 80 محلاً تجارياً، وأيضاً  المساحة المفتوحة على كامل سطح المول مع بحيرات صناعية وأماكن ترفيهية والانتهاء من  بناء فندق خمس نجوم. وأشار إلى أن المشروع   قرية تراثية وركن مطاعم متميز، ومواقف سيارات واسعة بثلاثة طوابق تحت الأرض تتسع  لثلاثة آلاف سيارة  وقال «ما يميز المشروع هو التصميم الهندسي الفريد والمساحات والممرات الواسعة  والانسيابية الطبيعية لحركة المتسوقين والأسقف الزجاجية مع إضاءة نهارية، واستخدام  أفضل أنواع الأرضيات إضافة إلى نوافير مياه تنتشر في جميع أنحاء المول. وأشار المدير العام إلى أن إدارة العين مول أطلقت أكبر حملة ترويجية على مستوى  الدولة، تزامناً مع العيد الوطني الأربعين لدولة الإمارات ومرور عشر سنوات على  إنشاء العين مول، بتقديم عشر سيارات مرسيدس جوائز كبرى للمتسوقين في المركز، حيث  سيتم السحب على سيارة كل 40 يوماً. وستبدأ احتفالات العين مول في 29 نوفمبر وتستمر حتى الثاني من ديسمبر، وذلك  بعروض فنية وترفيهية متميزة منها عروض السيرك الروسي العالمي وعروض التزلج على  الجليد، وعروض الفرق التراثية الإماراتية ومسابقات خاصة بالعيد الوطني وكرنفال  الترفيه مع شخصيات كرتونية ومهرجين، وفرق عربية وأجنبية وبرامج خاصة للأطفال  والعائلات. ويعتبر العين مول أول مركز التجاري تم بناؤه في موقع استراتيجي في قلب مدينة  العين منذ عشر سنوات، ويستقطب أكثر من تسعة ملايين زائر سنوياً ويتوقع أن يتضاعف  عدد الزوار مع افتتاح مشروع التوسعة الذي يعتبر صرحاً حضارياً متميزاً في إمارة  أبوظبي والإمارات بشكل عام

http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=108491&y=2011.