Al Jimi Mall

Aldar Properties has owned and managed Al Jimi Mall since it opened in Al Ain in 2001, and has committed more to redeveloping it than almost any other asset in its retail portfolio: a AED 318 million expansion in 2016 that added a Retail Park of standalone big-box units, followed by a AED 500 million second redevelopment announced in 2023 and completed by early 2025.

That second phase increased the mall’s leasable area by 20 percent to roughly 91,000 sqm, adding more than 40 new brands, a refreshed façade and a new valet parking area, while keeping the mall open to shoppers throughout construction. Aldar has framed the investment explicitly around making Al Jimi “the residents’ mall of choice” in Al Ain rather than a tourist draw.

H&M, Sephora and Centrepoint anchor the fashion and beauty floors, with an eight-screen VOX Cinemas complex and Magic Planet children’s entertainment center carrying the leisure side. IKEA and Muji sit inside the Retail Park format alongside Carrefour, giving Al Jimi Mall a big-box anchor mix that most enclosed malls in the emirate don’t run.

The mall draws roughly eight million visitors a year to what Aldar calls Al Ain’s “Garden City,” a market where Al Jimi has held first-mover status since 2001 and where Aldar’s redevelopment spend signals a bet on continued growth in the city’s resident population rather than a defensive move against new competition.