Cenomi Centers to open new Al-Ahli store in Jeddah
Cenomi Centers, the largest owner, operator and developer of contemporary lifestyle centers in Saudi Arabia, has announced a partnership with Al-Ahli Saudi FC, one of the best supported football clubs in the nation. The partnership will see the opening of a new club store at U Walk Jeddah in the coming months. To celebrate the upcoming new store, a signing ceremony took place on March 7 at the Mall of Arabia in Jeddah. It was attended by Ron Gourlay, CEO of Al-Ahli Saudi FC, as well as Firas Al-Braikan, Roger Ibanez, Ibtissam Jaridi, and Daliah Adel Abulaban, players from the club, and Turki Al-Zahrani, chief corporate services officer for Cenomi Centers.
The Al-Ahli store in U Walk Jeddah, will cater to the increasing numbers of football fans in the Kingdom, with merchandise sold from one of the top teams in the Saudi Pro League.
U Walk Jeddah is Cenomi Center’s newly opened flagship shopping center, with Al-Ahli becoming the most recent retail brand to become a part of this destination. The center already boasts premier lifestyle options, including Saudi Arabia’s most popular shopping, dining, and entertainment brands including Zara, Victoria’s Secret and Lululemon. As
Jeddah’s first hybrid mall concept, with both indoor and outdoor spaces, U Walk Jeddah features a 2-km long open-air promenade. Al-Zahrani, chief corporate services officer, said: “Our new partnership with Al-Ahli, one of Saudia Arabia’s most loved football clubs, is an exciting development and one sure to appeal to the legions of the club’s fans, young and old. The club’s new store is also a welcome addition to Cenomi Centers’ new U Walk Jeddah, which has revolutionized retail in the city and quickly become one of its premier lifestyle destinations. With 124 million shoppers visiting our centers in 2023, we anticipate partnerships with further football clubs, which will ensure our shopping centers are the places to be for football fans.”
Cenomi Centers has a portfolio of 22 assets, with more than 5,000 stores strategically located in 10 major Saudi cities. The company’s developments include several lifestyle centers, such as Mall of Arabia Jeddah, Mall of Dhahran, and Nakheel Mall Riyadh. With a total gross leasable area of nearly 1.4 million square meters, the company’s malls provide Saudi shoppers with their preferred point of access to the full range of international, regional and local retail brands.
Our new partnership with Al-Ahli, one of Saudia Arabia’s most loved football clubs, is an exciting development and one sure to appeal to the legions of the club’s fans, young and old. Turki Al-Zahrani
Chief Corporate Services Officer for Cenomi Centers.