Thursday, 23 May 2013

Popular Malls and Shopping Centers in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has a lot of offer to people who are fond of shopping, especially women and there are a lot of malls and shopping centers in Saudi Arabia, particularly Riyadh to meet all your shopping requirements. Saudi is very famous for its shopping particularly gold and there will be gold souks all over the city and the kingdom. Gold souks can be found even in the smallest of towns and this explains the importance that Saudi people give to gold. Most of the brands have setup shop in the kingdom and the latest fashion arrives in Riyadh a lot sooner than in many countries across the globe. 
There are a lot of malls and shopping centers that are available in Riyadh to satisfy the shopping needs of people and there are a lot more that are being built in order to make Saudi Arabia a shopping hub. Most of the malls and shopping centers will have gold souks in them which will occupy a substantial portion of the space available and fashion stores will take up most of the remaining space. Some of the malls and shopping centers that are famous in Riyadh are the Riyadh Gallery, Granada Center, Sahara Mall, Hayat Mall, Kingdom Mall and Faisaliah Mall. These malls are unique and cater to different audiences and there are some other malls like Othaim Mall, Al-Nemer Center, Panorama Mall and Khurais Plaza which are also quite famous among the shoppers. 

As there are a lot of option for people to pick from and most of the shopping centers and malls will have stores in common. People pick malls to go based on their requirements and various other reasons like the ambience, distance from home, parking options etc. Most of the malls have more stores that will entice women than men and the best mall for men in Riyadh will be the Granada
Center which has a lot of shopping options for men. The mall is located away from the city, and driving to the mall can be an issue, but then most of the malls in the city tend to have fewer options for men and therefore a bit of travelling will do no harm. 

The list of malls and shopping centers that have been mentioned have been chosen because they have something that is unique among all the other malls in Riyadh and if you are looking for something specific to shop in Riyadh, then you can get onto the website of the malls to identify if they have the store or the brand that you are looking for. Be aware that most malls have fewer options of dining in the food courts and not many of the shopping centers have in-house restaurants. So if you planning to dine outside then do look into the options that are available to you before deciding on the mall you are going to visit. 

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