City Centre Muscat, the largest lifestyle shopping destination in Oman, plans to open 60 new outlets of international brands, including 12 high profile brands making their debut in the Sultanate.

This comes as part of phase two of the RO27 million ($70 million) 10,000-sq-m redevelopment plan of the mall, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, retail, and leisure pioneer across Mena.

The new brands include Virgin Megastore, featuring the newest gadgets and technologies and high-street brands Bershka, American Eagle and Koton.

F&F, New Look, Guess Accessories, Lovisa, and Pandora jewellery; as well as handmade cosmetics Lush will also be coming to Oman for the first time.

The mall will also open a new dining zone with five new casual-dining restaurants offering a variety of international cuisines including the Turkish restaurant, Kosibasi.

“A diverse range of retailers have recognized the mall’s status as the lifestyle destination in Oman and are keen to be a part of our expansion,” said Husam Al Mandhari, senior mall manager for City Centre Muscat.

“After observing increases in both footfall and sales figures in 2014, and now by welcoming 60 additional new shopping outlets in 2015, we are confident that Majid Al Futtaim’s investments in City Centre Muscat will continue to bring robust growth in the years to come.

“As part of our objective to create great moments for everyone, every day, we welcome these high-profile international brands to offer visitors an even wider array of choices and an enhanced shopping, dining and entertainment experience,” Al Mandhari added.

City Centre Muscat’s first phase of redevelopment was completed with the launch of a 10-screen VOX Cinemas, the renovation of Magic Planet and the mall’s food court dining area.

The mall has also completed a new car park structure accommodating 700 vehicles. – TradeArabia News Service