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Mall of Egypt is Majid Al Futtaim’s flagship project in North Africa and a pillar of the company’s AED 5.1 billion investment strategy in Egypt. With the unveiling of the country’s first super-regional mall, Majid Al Futtaim is bringing its world-renowned leisure and entertainment brand portfolio that includes Ski Egypt, which brings snow for the first time to the city and the African continent; and VOX Cinemas, with a total of 21 theatres housing one 4DX screen, four Gold screens, one MAX screen, two screens for kids and 13 regular screens with a total of 2,473 seats. Customers will also enjoy the latest version of the family entertainment centre, Magic Planet, and Little Explorers.
With a gross leasable area (GLA) of 165,000 square metres, Mall of Egypt houses 350 best local and international retailers including an unmatched high-end fashion offering of the world’s most prestigious brands. Mall of Egypt features the finest dining outlets. Moreover, the mall houses major department stores as well as other fashion, lifestyle, sports, electronics, home furnishing outlets. With direct access to Wahat Road, the mall includes 6,500 car parking spaces. Mall of Egypt boasts remarkable offerings that make it Cairo’s go-to destination for unmatched experiences.
Since the launch of Mall of the Emirates eleven years ago, Majid Al Futtaim has been a leader in the creation of superior retail, leisure and entertainment destinations across the region, launching successful “Mall of†concepts such as the upcoming Mall of Saudi and Mall of Oman. Mall of Egypt is expected to create more than 41,000 direct and indirect job opportunities since commencement of its construction. As part of the company’s commitment to community and infrastructure
development, Majid Al Futtaim
invested more than AED 70 million to develop the surrounding road network over an area of approximately 10 km, to provide safe entrances and exits to mall visitor and alleviate the traffic in the neighbourhood.
Mall of Egypt’s unique retail mix is not the only aspect that makes it stand-out in the market. The mall’s environmentally-friendly design and innovative architectural concepts is an excellent example of Majid Al Futtaim’s leading sustainability model and the good progress the company is making towards fulfilling its objective of setting and meeting international best practice standards.
Mall of Egypt is working closely with the relevant local partners to develop, implement and maintain its sustainability strategy, which includes developing environmental data management system in order to effectively measure, monitor and enhance the efficiency achieved in managing energy, water and waste.
In line with Majid Al Futtaim’s best sustainable practices, Mall of Egypt aligned with the respective standards of the Gold Certification in Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. The eco-friendly structure will be similar to other leading destinations in the region such as; City Centre Mirdif, City Centre Fujairah and City Centre Beirut.
The mall has also considered a wide range of sustainability features to not only reduce its environmental impacts but also appeal to the sustainability sensibilities of a range of stakeholders including tenants that want to operate from a sustainable mall and customers who want to shop in one.
The Majid Al Futtaim shopping mall portfolio has become world-renowned for innovation within the shopping mall, retail, design and construction industries; creating an integrated retail and leisure environment that provides great moments for everyone every day.