Sunset falls across Dubai... The great Sheikh Zayed Road, in direction towards the Mall of the Emirates, and on which way one passes the towering Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest man-made structure seen here in far background. | (image source) |
Presenting the ultimate platform in the Middle East, the renowned and affluently dynamic leading Dubai becomes the second – though most major and crucial – city in the region for Abercrombie & Fitch expansion after the label's initial entrance in Kuwait. Aided in its business ventures by partner Majid Al Futtaim Fashions, the coming of Abercrombie & Fitch in Dubai, in particular, follows behind January 2014 debut of the Hollister Co. brand which represented the overall first retail point in the Middle East for the Abercrombie & Fitch Company. Hollister at the Mall of the Emirates opened strong, welcoming captivated fans into the Fantasy of Southern California, and has since been a markedly outstanding, performance-leading international location in the chain. A second HCo is planned for opening at Dubai Mall soon (developed and owned by Emaar Properties; the world's greatest in terms of total area and situated right next to the Burj Khalifa), and the tremendously anticipated debut of Abercrombie & Fitch in the city brings about a new level of furthered operations.
Indeed, the highly premium shopping center chosen to house the first Abercrombie & Fitch in Dubai has been the Mall of the Emirates – an internationally-leading mall ranked among the world's top across select research results (e.g. having won the The World's Leading New Shopping Mall recognition by the London-based World Travel Awards in 2005 and ranked by the International Council of Shopping Centers as among the top most-profitable malls in the world). Offerings of fine dining, entertainment, and five-star hotel accommodations are only complimenting elements of the shopping center's experience boasting iconic utmost-luxury and upscale, internationally-popular brands in lead among its greater retail repertoire.
A&F Mall of the Emirates ("MOE") (AE-ANF; store #11771) will become the fifth mall-based international Abercrombie & Fitch location after the pending opening of A&F 360 Mall in Kuwait City (the second in that city). And considering, we may well get another in Dubai subsequently after the inauguration. Hiring has begun for A&F MOE, and we can expect the store to be fully ready for opening soon within the coming weeks! #GetStoked #WeLoveDubai
As always, Stay FIERCE!
This post will be updated in time as development on the matter continues. Stay tuned.