Dubai - The World’s Tallest Building! The World’s Largest Shopping Mall?

After the recent world first, on May 12th 2008, when the Burj Dubai was officially recognized as the tallest building in the world comes the news that  by August 2008 Dubai should also be recognised as having the the world’s largest shopping mall - the Dubai Mall

Set to be one of the UAE’s flagship shopping mall developments, Dubai Mall will be located in Dubai City’s most prestigious urban development to date, Downtown Burj Dubai - home of tallest building in the world.

Dubai Mall will add to the UAE’s impressive portfolio of fantastic shopping experiences and will include more than 1,000 retail stores, an ice rink, multiplex cienema, the world’s largest aquarium, and the world’s biggest gold souk.

The retail sector is the fastest growing industry in the Middle East with forecasts projecting the industry to exceed £250 billion by the year 2010. With Dubai accounting for more than 50 per cent of the UAE’s shopping footfall, good times are definately ahead for shoppers and retailers in Dubai.

May 27th, 2008 - Posted in Dubai Property News, dubai property | |

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