Gymshark, the popular British fitness apparel brand, just opened their first store in Kuwait this morning. The store is located in the new extension of 360 Mall, between Vol.1 and Pick. The brand was founded in the UK back in 2012 and quickly became one of the biggest fitness apparel brands in the world. They became popular mostly through social media and fitness influencers, but I first found about them when I was in London and came across their store in Regent Street. Al Tayer Group, the Emirati company behind brands like Bloomingdale’s and SKIMS, are also the ones who brought Gymshark to Kuwait.

Spunsprinkles, the cotton candy experience store opened their new location this past weekend at 360 Mall. The new location is so much bigger than the previous one with a total of 6 cotton candy stations and a small seating area. If you’ve never been to Spunsprinkles before, they’re a cotton candy store that allows you to build your own customized cotton candy cup or cone with a whole variety of different toppings. They have over 24 different cotton candy flavors and the experience is really fun for both adults and children. I’ve posted about them before and you can check that post here. If you want to pass by, the new location is located in the 360 Mall food court next to Cinescape. For more info they’re on Instagram @spunsprinkles

Tim Hortons, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the regional headquarters of Tim Hortons (Middle East) in Riyadh. Founded in 1964, Tim Hortons is the leading coffee chain in Canada and has over 4,900 locations globally. Tim Hortons Middle East entered the GCC in 2011 and has since become the leading Tim Hortons franchise outside of North America. Tim Hortons Middle East currently operates 148 stores across the GCC and is leading an aggressive expansion of its footprint across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Oman in addition to India and Egypt. Tim Hortons, a leader in four categories -- coffee, baked items, breakfast, and lunch -- is already on an expansion course with 42 coffee shops to be opened across Saudi Arabia this year. The President of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), Fahd Al-Rasheed, signed the MoU on behalf of RCRC and Niraj Tikchandani, a member of the Board of Directors, on behalf of Tim Hortons. Speaking on this occasion, Tekchandani; said: “For Tim Hortons, Saudi Arabia has been and will continue to be a key part of our Middle East story, and we see our regional headquarter at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh as the perfect hub from where we intend to manage and expand into the broader MENA region and subcontinent.” “We are very excited about the transformation and the innovation that we have seen here and know that there’s a lot more still to come,” said Huda Al-Lawati, also a non-executive director at Tim Hortons. “By basing ourselves in Riyadh, we strengthen our ties to this vibrant, young city. Saudi Arabia is well suited to our growth ambitions, and we are honored to play our part in developing the local economy,” she added. The move to base the regional headquarters of Tim Hortons in Riyadh is significant, noting that that the RCRC has plans to make Riyadh one of the top 10 vibrant cosmopolitan cities of the world. The kingdom has already announced an SR3 trillion ($800 billion) plan to double the size of Riyadh in a decade and transform the city into an economic, social, and cultural hub for the region, a statement said. The RCRC, established by a royal decree in August 2019, is a government-owned and operated apex agency responsible for urban, economic, social and cultural development of Riyadh. The RCRC has also the mandate to supervise the strategic plans, policies, programs and implementation of development projects in the Saudi capital city. – TradeArabia News Service

في خطوة من مجموعة التمدين للتخفيف عن أصحاب المحلات والمطاعم، أبلغت المجموعة جميع مستثمريها في المجمعات التجارية (مول 360، ‏الكوت ومجمعات سما) بتخفيض الإيجارات لمدة 4 اشهر، وذلك مشاركة منها في تخفيف الأعباء التجارية عنهم جراء ما تمر به الكويت والعالم من تفشي فيروس كورونا المستجد. وتأتي خطوة مجموعة التمدين بتخفيض الايجارات كدعم منها لمنع توقف النشاط التجاري.

360 Mall is a luxury shopping mall in Al Zahra area, Kuwait. It can be reached by using the sixth ring road.[1] It is the third biggest mall in Kuwait. The 360Mall derives its name from its circular structure, which was due in part to the rigorous zoning restrictions. It is located in one of Kuwaitas fastest growing residential areas. It is influenced by Middle Eastern architecture, featuring hand-blown glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly, along with a Solar Garden with 21,000 plants growing on a vertical wall intended to help improve air quality and act as a natural bio-filter. Other features include a water feature, an organically shaped skylight in the Main Atrium, and sculptured landscaping on the outside of the building. The mall includes the first Géant Casino hypermarket in Kuwait, a Marks & Spencer department store, and leisure and entertainment areas. The project was designed by RTKL Associates, and developed by the Tamdeen Group.

360 MALL, Kuwait’s iconic shopping mall owned by Tamdeen Shopping Centers, is to completely transform its food lounge on level 3 to provide an enhanced F&B offering to surpass customer expectations and create a new international dining destination in Kuwait. The redevelopment of the Food Lounge, valued at an impressive KD 2 million, will take place over three phases ensuring several food outlets remain operational in each phase for mall customers to enjoy their dining experience at existing outlets. The redevelopment will result ina 26 unit F&B Food Lounge with common and dedicated seating areas. Shavak Srivastava, Board Member,Tamdeen Shopping Centers Company, said: “Customers in Kuwait are discerning and have high expectations of their dining experience, be it fast food, casual or gourmet dining. We have researched our mall’s customer preferences, studied them in depth and are now ready to redefine the entire food lounge to make it ‘the place to dine in’ in Kuwait.” The new food lounge has been re-designed to the highest international standards and in line with 360 MALL customer expectations of a relaxing and refined dining experience. It will include restaurants precinct in addition to several quick service outlets giving customer the option to choose the experience they want. A major feature will be a new garden-themed court with lush vertical gardens and a 10-meter high waterfall as the focal point. Electronic panels in the ceiling will simulate the sky and mall common areas will have a designer wooden roof. In addition, high end common area finishes and contemporary storefronts will distinguish and differentiate the 360 MALL food lounge dining experience. “We strongly believe that we are led by our customer choices. 360 MALL has always redefined these choices by pioneering concepts that are unique to Kuwait and also providing a home for innovative Kuwaiti F&B concepts. Our global F&B brands will be delighted with this new experience as much as we are confident our customers will be,” commented Srivastava. Phase 1 of the redevelopment will be spread over six months and the total program will be finished in 18 months.