Abu Dhabi-based The Developers has signed deals with leading retail and culinary brands to open their outlets at its Dalma Mall, a leading shopping destination in the UAE capital.

The shopping destination has a total built-up area of 250,000 sq m and a total gross leasable area of 150,000 sq m.

The mall, which opened in 2010, features stores including Carrefour, Home Centre, Centrepoint and Marks & Spencer, H&M and Debenhams.

Speaking on the expansion, Bhupinder Singh, the general manager and chief financial officer at Dalma Mall, said: "We are constantly striving to give our customers the best that they deserve - be it bespoke fashion, lifestyle needs or in eating out."

"As a furtherance of that very exercise, we have consciously sought to renew ourselves through expansionary endeavours. We welcome all the new brands into the Dalma Mall family and look forward to working together to provide customers with the best shopping and eating experience imaginable," he noted.

Starting in January 2015, Hind Al Oud and Junaid Perfumes had their first outlets coming up in Dalma Mall’s complex. They were joined by Federal Arabian, Art Fashion and Kidoos Entertainment in February, which opened up new avenues for shopping, fashion and entertainment, revealed Singh.

"March was a packed month with Sushi, Buona Sera, The Cotton Basket, Holland & Barrett, Just Kunafa, The White Company, Charlie & Me, Opty Sports and Galito’s coming up in the mall. With these new shops, customers have been given an expanded experience to serve their every need," he noted.

On April and May, the summer rings in a whole world of promise, with “Ace Hardware being opened recently and London Dairy, DU Retail, Make Shake, Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Bombay Chowpatty “coming on the scene first, last month.

"This month will see the arrival of Joe Raad Gent Salon, NBAD, Al Salem Carpet, Pynkiss Milano, Feather Fashion, Tee & Putt Mini Golf, Vans and Al Medar. It’s time to gear up for an interesting summer shopping extravaganza ahead!," said Singh.

With all these new additions, Dalma Mall will achieve 95 per cent occupancy rate and hopefully by the end of 2015 will reach full 100 per cent, he added.-TradeArabia News Service