W E L C O M E WELCOME
DISCOVERING NEW RETAIL CONCEPT
WELCOME
Featuring:
Aswaq Management & Services Team Cooperation Model A new Trend for UAE Retail
“The goal is not to be perfect by the end, the goal is to be better today.” - Simon Sinek, Author, Trainer, Public Speaker
“Landlord-Tenant
Relationship pattern shall grow beyond a simple lease agreement toward effective partnerships built on investments and profits sharing.”
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Dilmunia Island Canal Launches Dancing Fountains
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The Retail Format of the Future
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Times Square Center Announces Picnic Square
Our goal at the MECS+R is to be better everyday. Listening to our members, creating new platforms to support our members, and to succeed beyond what our members thought possible enable us to be better everyday.
ON THE COVER
Guillaume Darlix & AMS Corporate Team
Thank you to YOUNUS AL MULLA
MECS+R Chairman Senior Vice President - Retail International Development, Shopping Malls Procurement & Government Affairs Majid Al Futtaim Retail
ENG. WAIL M. BALKHAIR MECS+R Board President Saudi Arabia
MECS+R BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KAMEL SHABAN
CEO, SOLO MECS+R Board Vice President
JUBY JOSE
Head of Marketing & Specialty Leasing DALMA MALL MECS+R Board Treasurer
With every step we take to support our members, launching our new programs such as the Global Associate Program (GAP), we become better everyday. Our new WeServeU initiative is another example of being better today. In order to assist others to be better today, we work hard to create opportunities where our members can rely on the expertise and knowledge we have learned over the past years to share with you. Newly created digital platforms now help you to re-establish your professional networks and enable you to build on your knowledge base. The impressive digital reach of the Retail People Magazine, our What’s-Up Retail Monthly Newsletter, and our recently launched E-Learning Platform GVS Global School for all Retail Professionals speak clearly of the commitment we have to make your business thrive. The Voice on Demand Podcasts, Video on Demand YouTube Channel, and our recently launched VLOG all ensure you have every opportunity to build and expand your business. To excel in the retail business, all you have to do is participate, be active in the industry, and be present at our many events digitally and physically held throughout the year. This issue of the Retail People Magazine themed “Discovering New Retail Concept” is full of great insights. Guillaume Darlix from Aswaq speaks of a new Cooperation Model between retailers and shopping centre owners. Avijit Yadav outlines the Retail Format of the Future, soon to launch in Kuwait. Nancy Ozbek writes about the success of her new Food Court format in Times Square. Rahmania Mall in Sharjah is another newly launched centre. Rebecca Arnold in Mall of Dilmunia writes about the successful launch of the new Dancing Fountains entertainment as a first in Bahrain. Susil Dungarwal, Mehmet Soltay, Pinkesh Shroff, Manish Dhamani, Vikram Malkani, Mohit Ahuja, Ghadi Ali, Dante Kennedy, Bob Poline and Rupkatha Bhowmick have all contributed wonderful informative articles in this issue of the Retail People Magazine. Alessandro Gaffuri from CELS Group is our Featured Member for this quarter.
ALESSANDRO GAFFURI CEO & Founder CELS Group MECS+R Board Member
DUAIJ AL RUMAIHI
Mall Director, Bahrain Shopping Malls City Centre Bahrain MECS+R Board Member
Our team at the MECS+R again would like to thank our authors, our advertisers, and you, our readers, for your support. Your success and our success have helped us to understand that creating an organization with a clear vision is the lasting legacy we seek. We invite you to become more involved and we welcome your articles, views, and insights in our Retail People Magazine. Reach out to Mariz Matocdo at customercare@mecsc.org.
GOGI GEORGE
GM - Development & Leasing Lulu Group International - Oman MECS+R Board Member
Thank you to our members, advertisers, authors and supporters who make each Retail People Magazine issue better and more meaningful with every quarter we publish.
MOHAMMED AL QAED
Manager, Property Management SEEF Properties MECS+R Board Member
SAMAR AKKOU
Leasing Manager Nakheel Malls MECS+R Board Member
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DAVID MACADAM
Chief Executive Officer MECS+R
Eng. Wail M. Balkhair Board President MECS+R
