From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 06:53 PM IST

The Dubai Mall, the flagship property of Emaar Malls Group, will be finally open to public on October 30, 2008.

The opening date of the mall coincides with an extended retail season in the region marked by the UAE National Day, Eid Al Adha, New Year and the Dubai Shopping Festival.

“On October 30, all public areas of The Dubai Mall will be open to customers at the same time, creating a retail event unlike anything ever seen in the region. The Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre, the Olympic-sized Dubai Ice Rink, the world's largest indoor Gold Souk and hundreds of retailers will open simultaneously giving visitors several retail and leisure options,” said Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties.

The Dubai Mall is expecting around 30 million customers in the very first year of trade. To support this, the mall will have over 14,000 car park spaces and a dedicated bridge from Sheikh Zayed Road for direct access to the mall.

The Dubai Mall is a 12 million sq ft shopper's paradise and is an integral part of the Downtown Burj Dubai development. With a total internal floor area of 5.9 million sq ft, the Dubai Mall will have 3.77 million sq ft of gross leasable space with more than 1,200 retail outlets, two anchor department stores and more than 120 food and beverage outlets.

Source: Press Release Distribution via India PRwire