Nakheel opens first phase of expansion at Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall

Nakheel chairman Ali Rashid Lootah on Wednesday officially opened a 300,000 square foot extension at Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai.

The opening marked the completion of the first phase of a huge expansion at the world’s largest themed retail complex.

The extension adds 60 new shops, restaurants, cafes and services to the mall – which currently welcomes 20 million visitors a year – and brings the total number of outlets to almost 400, Nakheel said in a statement.

It added that among the new stores are Decathlon, United Furniture, Marks & Spencer, Under Armour, Iconic, Superdry, Jashanmal and Paul, as well as expansions to Homes R Us, which now spans two levels, and Paris Gallery.

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