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Press Release

ICSC Announces Recipients of the 2017 Middle East & North Africa Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards

October 31, 2017

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has announced the winners of the 2017 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards, recognizing the region’s most innovative shopping centers for outstanding achievement in retail, retail store design, design and development, and marketing.

The 2017 Middle East and North Africa Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards competition was open to shopping center owners, developers, management companies, architects and designers, and retailers. ICSC announced the winners at an awards ceremony during ICSC RECon Middle East and North Africa in Dubai.

To learn more about the finalists and winners, visit the ICSC Middle East and North Africa Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards website.

The following Retail Award winners include the retail professional of the year, best MENA retail brands, and properties recognized for overall retail excellence.

  • Gold (Retail Professional of the Year): Kamel Shaban, BRANDS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: Level Kids, City Walk, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: Saffori Land, Al Othaim Mall-Rabwa, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Gold: VOX Cinemas, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Al Hokair Time, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  • Silver: Boutique Le Chocolat, City Walk, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Centrepoint, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The NOI Enhancement recipients demonstrated thoughtful and innovative techniques throughout their properties across multiple subcategories including Marketing/Sponsorship and Operations/Overall Team.

  • Gold: Celebrity Buzz @ Dalma Mall, Dalma Mall, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: Water Water Everywhere not a Drop for Me to Drink... Save Water Save Life, Dalma Mall, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Largest Book - This is Muhammad, Al Wahda Mall, Abu Dhabu, United Arab Emirates

The Design and Development Award recipients executed exemplary design across multiple subcategories including retail store design, newly built properties and significant renovations/expansions.

  • Gold: Mall of Qatar, Al Rayyan, Qatar
  • Gold: The Outlet Village, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: 360 MALL, Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • Gold: Monoprix , Doha Festival City, Doha, Qatar
  • Silver: Al Ghadeer Square, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Silver: Hayat Mall, Alriydh, Saudi Arabia
  • Silver: Xtremeland Family Entertainment Center, Mall of Qatar, Doha, Qatar
  • Silver: Centrepoint, Doha, Qatar
  • Silver: VOX Cinemas, Mall of Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Zuhair Pharmacy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Marketing Award recipients executed outstanding campaigns across a number of subcategories including Digital/Social media, Advertising, Cause Related Marketing, Customer Service Experience/Engagement, Grand Opening, Expansion & Renovation, New/Emerging Technology, Public Relations, and Sales Promotion and Events.

  • Gold: The Essence of Luxury Advertising Campaign, The Galleria, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: Avenues Children's Garden, Oman Avenues Mall, Muscat, Oman
  • Gold: Hands Free Shopping, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: Centrepoint Sale, Centrepoint, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: "Love U Mom "- Dalma Mall Abu Dhabi Inter School Art Competition and Exhibition, Dalma Mall, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: SHOP.POP.WIN, Dubai Festival City Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: The Galleria Dining Collection Launch, The Galleria, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: Imagine, Dubai Festival City Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Gold: 24-Hour Mega Sale, Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Fall/Winter Fashion Campaign, City Centre Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Silver: The Galleria Food and Beverage Advertising Campaign 2017, The Galleria, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Family Clock, Centrepoint, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Bloom, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Parent & Child Baking event with Celebrity Chefs, Abu Dhabi Mall, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Lounge In Style - Vip Lounges, Mall of The Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: City Centre Exclusive Recipes, City Centre Deira and City Centre Mirdif, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: The Secret  Dinner, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Unlocking The All New Burjuman, Burjuman Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Grand Mall Hail Opening, Grand Mall Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
  • Silver: Mall of Qatar Grand Opening, Mall of Qatar, Al Rayyan, Qatar
  • Silver: Mind Games,Burjuman Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Dalma Mall is now Officially Amazing : Guinness Book of World Records for the Longest Greetings Card Mosaic, Dalma Mall, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Grazia Live, Dubai Festival City Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: The Beach Urban Beats Submission, The Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: A Very Brr..Juman Winter, Burjuman Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Silver: Fashiontainment 2017, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

All 2017 Gold award recipients receive automatic entry into the 2018 ICSC VIVA Awards, the international program that honors the retail real estate industry’s most cutting-edge properties, innovative solutions, and creative responses to market trends. ICSC will announce the victors of the VIVA Awards during RECon 2018 in Las Vegas.

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