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The concept of shopping malls
is fairly new in Sharjah, although
several malls have opened during
2001 and early 2002. Many large
showrooms as well as small centers
are dotted around the city selling
various products.
By
2005, Sharjah is expected to
rank third after Dubai and Doha
in terms of shopping center
space per capita at around 13
sq.ft., per person - overtaking
even Abu Dhabi, according to
a study by a UK based organization.
The
survey said Sharjah shopping
centers will be creating a total
of about 355,000 square meters
of Gross Leaseable Area within
three years.
Sharjah's
new shopping malls include the
500,000 sq. ft. Dh 400 million
Sahara Center, 400,000 sq. ft.
Sharjah Mega Mall and Majid
Al Futtaim's City Center. The
survey said however, time will
tell whether Sharjah can sustain
occupancy of these malls without
having to attract shoppers from
outside the emirate. The
test will be on whether Sharjah
malls can outperform well entrenched
malls in Dubai,' the study said.
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