“Souks To Malls” – Retail Entertainment In The Gulf

As the Middle East Council of Shopping Centre’s celebrates 25 years in the region, to mark this special milestone, MECSC will be launching the “Souks to Malls” a limited edition coffee table book highlighting the retail entertainment in the Gulf. This coffee table book will be launched on Sunday October 28, 2018, at the RECon MENA 2018 Cocktail Reception which kick starts the largest retail conference in the region.

David Macadam, CEO, MECSC says,  “Souks to Malls” is a pictorial chronicle of retail entertainment adopted by retailers and malls in the face of a changing economy of the millennia. This coffee table book is to be launched along side RECon 2018 – as MECSC celebrates 25years in the region, we use this book as a platform to showcase the regions most notable achievements.”

The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres will be celebrating 25 silver years of presence in the MENA region this year at RECon 2018, with members from 45 countries worldwide. The book will highlight retailers who are revolutionizing the shopping experience with entertainment, Theme Parks, Water Parks and F&B industry. The countries covered in the book are UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain.

RECon MENA 2018:

Date – 28^th – 30^th October 2018

Venue – Ritz Carlton Hotel, DIFC, Dubai, UAE

To register for RECON 2018: www.reconmena.com

Sponsors of RECon MENA 2018:

Platinum Sponsors: Arabian Oud, CELS Events LLC and Afkar Lighting Equipment Trading Co. LLC

Gold Sponsors:  Dalma Mall, Unified Asset & Property Management, Al Rajhi Investment, Line Investments and Property LLC, Gulf Related, Red Sea Mall, BackLite Media LLC and Jeddah Park

Silver Sponsors: Oud Elite, V-Count Technology, Kinan International Real Estate Development, Retail Emotions, Al Hokair Group, Hamat Property Co., Al Othaim Real Estate Investment & Development Co., Al Othaim Leisure & Tourism, Tamdeen Group, BUZ Management Marketing Consulting, Granada Center and Optifashion LLC

Bronze Sponsors: Yardi, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), Blachere Illumination, Xpandretail Powered by Savant, JLL, LifeOnScreen Marketing Management and ShopperTrak

Support Partners: CBRE, Dhamani, Reem Mall, Axis Communications, Crystal House Sharjah, In Logic IT Solution, Nearbuy Group, Oleander Flower and The AZDEF Group/Azab Production Group FZE