UAE Focus

Retail boom in cities

Abu Dhabi and Dubai have together ranked among the top 17 of the most active cities for shopping centre development, according to CBRE’s latest Global Shopping Centre Development report.

The cities currently have a total of 626,887 sq m of total retail space under construction, an 11 per cent rise on last year’s figures. Dubai accounts for 361,127 sq m and Abu Dhabi for 265,760 sq m of retail space.