Mall Store Openings in Dubai: The Retail Launch Tracker

Checked 6 November 2026. For a trip now, put Lefties at Dubai Mall, Ulta Beauty at Dubai Hills Mall and the first shops at Le Meryeme Mall in The Villa on the list. Lulu Express at Moopans Mall is a recent opening for everyday groceries. For a trip later, the new M&S Foodhall at Dubai Festival City has a December 2026 opening window. Chemist Warehouse at Ibn Battuta Mall is announced for 2027. Neither of those announcements gives an exact day to put in your calendar. Azadea Lefties opening · Dubai Hills beauty directory · Le Meryeme soft-opening update · Lulu Express opening · M&S Foodhall announcement · Dubai Retail Ibn Battuta announcement

Open now

Lulu Express at Moopans Mall

Lulu Retail reported the opening on 28 October 2026. It describes a 1,136 sq m Express store for everyday shopping, with fresh produce, groceries, bakery items, ready-to-eat meals and household essentials. This is the opening to use if your shopping list starts with dinner, lunchbox items or a few staples. If you need an appliance or the wider non-food selection you normally look for at a Lulu hypermarket, check the branch's range before going. Lulu Express opening

Check the pin carefully. Moopans uses the same mall name for sites in Al Wasl, Qusais and Oud Al Muteena. Its property site identifies Lulu as the anchor at Oud Al Muteena and names Taj Al Falaj Market at the Qusais property. The property material calls the anchor a hypermarket, while Lulu's opening announcement calls the newly opened store an Express. Use the retailer's description for the store format and confirm the current branch pin and opening hours if you are driving there specifically. Moopans Mall locations · Lulu UAE contact

Lefties flagship and Lefties Home at Dubai Mall

Azadea reported the opening of the new Dubai Mall flagship on 3 September 2026. It describes more than 4,000 sq m with women's, men's and children's collections and the regional debut of Lefties Home. Dubai Mall lists Lefties in its high-street fashion directory. The home collection is the part to look for if you've already shopped the brand's clothing elsewhere. It gives you a reason to choose this branch specifically when shopping for a few pieces for the home alongside family basics. Azadea Lefties opening · Dubai Mall high-street fashion directory

The operator also describes automated fitting-room features and self-checkout. If you are taking children to try clothes, settle the sizes and check the tags before paying. If you are carrying home pieces as well, check the dimensions and carry weight while you are still in the shop. Save the store pin in the current mall map before picking a car park. A brand search for Lefties can also take you to the Dubai Hills branch, which the other mall lists on its ground floor. For the flagship range described in the announcement, check the Dubai Mall name on the pin. Dubai Mall directory · Dubai Hills store directory

Ulta Beauty at Dubai Hills Mall

Dubai Hills Mall lists Ulta Beauty on the ground floor in its regular beauty directory. The third UAE branch was reported open in an August announcement. The earlier UAE rollout included Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Mall, so save the exact branch name if you're arranging to meet someone there. The Dubai Hills branch works as a stop for shoppers who want to look at beauty products in person or compare shades across counters on one trip. If you want a specific treatment, tester or product, check with this branch first. Dubai Hills beauty directory · Ulta Dubai Hills opening release · Alshaya UAE rollout update

This is an example of a store moving from launch news into the regular directory. For the next batch, the mall has a separate Opening Soon page. Its public list showed no named entries during this check. The ordinary directory is the better starting point for today's visit. A prior opening-week announcement can tell you why the branch made news, while the current branch page is what you need for the location and the store's own updates. Dubai Hills upcoming stores · Dubai Hills store directory

First shops at Le Meryeme Mall, The Villa

The operator confirms a 1 October 2026 soft opening in Wadi Al Safa 5. Its list of open businesses includes MUMUSO for lifestyle and small home items and Medicina Pharmacy for everyday essentials, alongside services such as Tips & Toes and Clean Touch Laundry. The mall publishes 10 am to 10 pm Monday to Thursday and 10 am to 11 pm Friday to Sunday. Ask the individual business if you're going for an appointment or planning to arrive near closing. Le Meryeme soft-opening update

The location makes the most sense as a neighbourhood stop. If you want to buy stationery or a small gift and pick up essentials in the same outing, use the open list to choose your stops. If you want to add a particular café, the mall's brand directory gives individual statuses. Katrina Sweets & Confectionery is listed as opening soon with hours to be announced. Save it as a future stop and check for an opening update before promising anyone a cake pickup there. Le Meryeme brand directory

Announced for later

M&S Foodhall at Dubai Festival City, December 2026

Marks & Spencer says the first of its new large-format UAE Foodhalls will open at Dubai Festival City in December. It plans more than 3,500 M&S products alongside 500 locally sourced products, with flowers and a sushi counter among the announced additions. The existing Marks & Spencer listing already covers the brand's fashion shop on the ground and first floors. The launch to watch is the new Foodhall. An existing listing for the brand does not establish the Foodhall's hours, floor or first trading day. M&S Foodhall announcement · Festival City existing M&S listing

December is specific enough to watch the mall and retailer from the start of the month. For a holiday grocery run or a gift basket you need by a certain date, wait for the Foodhall's exact opening day and check the range at the branch once it is trading. The announcement describes the planned assortment. If one item is the reason for the visit, ask for the exact name and pack size. For a big shop, check which entrance is easiest with bags once the operator adds the new unit to its map.

Chemist Warehouse at Ibn Battuta Mall, 2027

Dubai Retail's 12 October 2026 announcement names Chemist Warehouse in its 2027 line-up at Ibn Battuta Mall. It reports 21 businesses already welcoming customers and 17 further openings by the end of 2027, across retail, dining and entertainment. The total covers the whole expansion. For a pharmacy visit, look for the Chemist Warehouse branch specifically and wait for a trading confirmation and court location. The retailer's locator showed other operating Dubai branches, including BurJuman and B1 Mall, when checked. Dubai Retail Ibn Battuta announcement · Chemist Warehouse UAE locator

When the branch moves into the directory, save the court as well as the mall name. Ibn Battuta's shopping directory groups businesses by places such as India, Egypt and Persia Courts. This is the detail that will let you plan a short errand instead of walking through several sections. If you are travelling for a particular beauty brand or health product, check branch stock before going even after opening has been confirmed. Ibn Battuta shopping directory

The Hangout at Mall of the Emirates, phased development

Majid Al Futtaim announced The Hangout on 1 October 2026, with phases running through 2026 and into early 2027. The published plan covers entertainment, food and beverage and an outdoor courtyard. If you're following it because you shop at Mall of the Emirates, the part to watch is when a named business starts trading and where it sits in the expanded mall. The phase window covers the development as a whole. Use the mall's directory or the individual operator's booking page when a particular venue is the reason for your trip. Mall of the Emirates Hangout announcement

Plan around the store’s status

Open now is enough to plan a visit when you have an official store opening or a current directory entry. It is still worth checking the branch's hours if you are going before work or at the end of the evening. If the shop is the only reason you're going, ask about your item before travelling. A directory listing can confirm a branch even when the exact item you want is on another branch's shelves.

Soft open means you can go for the parts that the operator says are available. Le Meryeme gives both a list of named open businesses and a separate line-up of forthcoming tenants. Pick from the first list when making today's plan. The second is where you can look for the next reason to return.

Announced is useful for choosing what to follow. A month gives you a narrower window than a year. A future tenant with neither is a name to watch rather than a date to book. Look for the exact branch, first trading day and hours from the store or mall. If two announcements give different dates, check the newer one and look for a directory entry before leaving home.

An opening and an opening offer also have separate timelines. A store can remain open long after the gifts, queue tickets or launch prices are gone. If you're travelling for an offer, check its own date, quantity limits, eligible branch and whether a purchase is required. For a normal shopping trip, choose the branch with the right range and the shortest useful route.

Choose the stop that fits the errand

For a fashion and homeware trip, the new Lefties format gives you both in one store. If you're choosing between a trip to Dubai Mall and a trip to Dubai Hills, ask which branch has the collection or size you need before making the journey. For a beauty trip at Dubai Hills, save Ulta's floor and check whether the service you want requires a booking. A stock enquiry with the shade name or product number is more useful than asking whether the branch carries the brand in general.

For a grocery trip, the Lulu opening is already usable for a local errand once you've confirmed the pin. The M&S Foodhall is a separate date to watch. If the reason for shopping is an event, choose a branch already trading and treat any announced launch as an option once it has opened. For an appointment or a collection from a small tenant at a newly opened mall, confirm which entrance is open and when that individual business will be staffed. The hours on the mall's main page and the hours of the service desk can differ.

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