"Happiness Booth" to be Set-up at Oasis Mall for customers to share their Happiness Stories of living in the UAE

Dubai-UAE:   01 February, 2017 

Landmark Group, the Middle East-based retail and hospitality conglomerate, is happy and proud to support the government’s happiness agenda. The retail and hospitality conglomerate is the exclusive partner for the Global Happiness Dialogue at this year’s World Government Summit (2017) and their Vice – Chairperson Renuka Jagtiani will be only the private sector speaker at the event to be held on 11th February.

Before world leaders come together to discuss the roadmap to happiness Landmark Group has invited residents to share what makes them happy in UAE by setting up a “Happiness Video Booth” at their flagship shopping destination Oasis Mall. Residents can record a ten second message at the booth on February 3rd and 4th between 5pm – 9pm in the mall’s central atrium.

Renuka Jagtiani, Vice – Chairperson, Landmark Group shared: ‘We support the government’s vision and commitment to make the community happy through the happiness and positivity charter launched in 2016.

The Happiness Booth will give more insight into what makes residents in UAE happy and we will deliver their messages during this years Global Dialogue on Happiness at the World Government Summit 2017. We encourage everyone to visit the booth and contribute to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai’s happiness agenda.”

She also added, “We admire the UAE’s government progressive and forward-thinking vision and have high regard for the passion the government constantly displays, and the initiatives they have launched to create a sustainable and happy environment for businesses and residents alike.

Through this video we want to bring the voice of proud and happy UAE residents to the conversation. This association is very important for us at Landmark Group because our purpose has always been to create exceptional value for all lives we touch, by operating in a manner that delivers a happy environment for everyone in the community”

Landmark Group’s has a plethora of brands under its portfolio whose value driven proposition combined with the ability to deliver the latest lifestyle trends has made them consumer favorites in the region. The Group’s key brands include Centrepoint – (Babyshop, Splash, Lifestyle, Shoe Mart) Max, Iconic, Shoexpress, SportsOne, Home Centre, Home Box, Emax, Fun City, Fitness First, Citymax Hotels and Oasis Mall amongst others. In complete solidarity towards the Happiness Agenda all brand pages will share the Happiness Videos and also give their customers a snapshot of the Happiness Day dialogue which will be held at Madinat Jumeirah, on the first day of WGS 2017, 11 February 2017.

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About Landmark Group
Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organizations in the Middle East and India. An international, diversified retail and hospitality conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to consistently deliver exceptional value and happiness, the Group operates over 2200 outlets encompassing over 30 million square feet across the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian sub-continent.

Landmark Group has a strong workforce of over 58,000 employees and provides a value-driven product range for the family through its retail concepts: Centrepoint, Babyshop, Splash, Shoe Mart, Lifestyle, Iconic, SportsOne, Max, Shoexpress, Home Centre, Home Box and Emax. In addition to the brands developed in-house, the Group also holds the franchise rights for some of the world's leading fashion and footwear brands in the countries where it operates.

The Group has also diversified in the leisure, food, hospitality and healthcare segments with Landmark Leisure, Balance Spa & Salon, Citymax Hotels, Fitness First and Foodmark, the restaurant division, which operates the Group's own and franchise food outlets and iCARE Clinics, primary healthcare clinics for the family.

For more information please visit, www.landmarkgroup.com

For further information, please contact:
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Rishi Talwalkar
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