Aswaaq, a chain of small shopping centres in Dubai, UAE, has announced the launch of Phase Two of its new community mall in Al Barsha South One in the emirate.

The community mall extends over an area of about 22,000 sq m, 50 per cent of which is occupied by the Aswaaq supermarket, while the rest of the floor area is taken up by around a dozen diverse shops that provide a wide variety of services to residents. The 11,000-sq-ft Aswaaq supermarket opened last April.

The mall is scheduled to be expanded in the coming year.

Aswaaq’s new community mall provides integrated consumer and community-based services for the 3,300 residents of Al Barsha South One, with the number expected to increase with the completion of housing projects of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment.

Furthermore, several shops and restaurants have already opened within the new community mall, including Aster Clinic and Pharmacy, Al Furqan Stationary, The Doll House Ladies Salon, 4U Gents Salon, Falafel Factory restaurant, City Burger, My Special Gift Trading and ER Laundry, among others.

On the occasion of the completion and opening of its new community mall at Al Barsha South One, Aswaaq organised a ‘Happy Family Day’ event, which included a variety of activities such as face painting, a football match, cartoon characters, various workshops, inflatable castles, a clown, and many other interesting games.

Aswaaq supermarket offers a wide range of consumer products from top local and international brands, as well as fresh daily food produce, in addition to national products. 

Yousuf Sharaf, CEO of Aswaaq, said that the opening of the new mall forms part of the commitment to community service throughout the network of Aswaaq community malls located in the heart of residential neighbourhoods. 

Sharaf stressed Aswaaq’s commitment to providing business opportunities for young entrepreneurs, particularly members of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (Dubai SME).

Affan Al Khoori, COO, Aswaaq explained that Aswaaq community malls offer many additional services to consumers, most notably its loyalty programme, ‘Wafa’, which rewards customers for their purchases, as well as ‘Thukher’ elderly programme card, issued by the Community Development Authority. – TradeArabia News Service