Carrefour City stores will cater to smaller neighbourhoods across Dubai and will offer convenient shopping options, Majid Al Futtaim said.
The company made a net profit of SAR303.74 million ($81.0 million) in the third quarter, up from SAR282.08 million in the year-earlier period.
The restaurant is among the first of five food and beverage outlets that Marka is planning to open by next year.
The Kingdom’s largest listed retailer aims to open six new stores on average each year.
Dubai’s airport retailer accounted for 5.19 per cent of global airport duty free business and almost three per cent of the wider duty free and global travel retail business.
The group will bring European brands such as Sonia by Sonia Rykiel, Berenice and Essential Antwerp to Dubai.
As the UAE’s shifts to omni-channel retail, industry players will have to innovate to keep pace.
Badrah Pavilion is Nakheel’s sixth neighbourhood retail centre and will serve 800 homes at the developer’s Badrah and Veneto communities.
The developer said that it will add an expansive retail offering at Riverpark, the project’s entrance plaza that interconnects the three theme parks.
Visitor figures at the mall in Dubai averaged 78,300 per day during the four-day break.
The group will acquire almost 10 per cent stake in British trading firm East India Company along with a 40 per cent share in its fine foods subsidiary.
The study noted that 33 per cent of the UAE residents expect to step up their luxury spending over the next few months.
The new plant will create about 300 jobs, the company said.
Up to 80 per cent of the UAE’s food sector is currently franchise-operated, according to Salem bin Dasmal, founder of Silver Spoon Investments.
The developer has awarded a contract for the project to Overseas AST Company.
The new innovation centre will help develop products that will cater to the tastes of the local market and boost regional sales, the company said.
MAF-Fashion will begin the roll out of the AllSaints stores across the GCC in 2015, a statement said.
Discovery Gardens Pavilion has nearly 30 shops, a medical centre, a nursery, restaurants and cafes along with a Geant Easy supermarket.
The state-controlled retailer launched the repricing exercise last month, one of a string of United Arab Emirates companies to cut their borrowing costs in recent months.
The first phase, anticipated to include retail and hospitality elements, will be completed in three years.
The Kharafi family is the billionaire majority shareholder with 66.8 per cent of the firm.
The retailing unit of Emaar Properties will launch an IPO on the Dubai Financial Market on September 14.
Majid Al Futtaim Finance has partnered with Rovio Entertainment, which owns the Angry Birds brand, to create the prepaid card for UAE customers.
The mega project, announced earlier this year, will house the world’s largest shopping mall.
Rocket Internet group and Sweden’s Kinnevik are combining five international fashion e-commerce firms including Dafiti, Jabong, Lamoda, Namshi and Zalora.
The new expansion project, which will begin later this year, will see the introduction of 60 new shopping and dining options.
Jumeirah Park Pavilion is a 10,6000 square metre retail facility and will cater to residents of the Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Islands and Jumeirah Village communities.
The move is part of a large-scale redevelopment plan which includes reforming the mall’s exterior and adding more retail brands.
Nick Peel joins the start-up firm having previously worked at British retailer McArthurGlen as well as soccer clubs Arsenal and Rangers.
Emaar, Dubai’s largest real estate developer, will offer 30 per cent of the shares to individual investors and 70 per cent to qualified institutional investors.