What City Centre Bahrain does

City Centre Bahrain is a large-scale shopping mall located in Manama, Bahrain, operated by Majid Al Futtaim Properties as part of its City Centre Malls portfolio across the Middle East. The mall functions as a comprehensive retail, dining, and entertainment destination, housing a broad tenant mix across fashion, electronics, and specialty retail categories, alongside F&B options including Time Out Market, and entertainment venues such as VOX Cineco, Magic Planet, Escape Code, Mega Blast, and Nutty Scientists. The property also integrates two hotels — Le Méridien City Centre Bahrain and The Westin City Centre Bahrain — making it a mixed-use destination combining retail, hospitality, and family entertainment.

The business operates on a property leasing model, generating recurring revenue from retail, F&B, and entertainment tenant leases, supplemented by advertising and promotional space revenue and a Mall Gift Card program that creates customer lock-in across the City Centre network. Supporting digital infrastructure includes an interactive digital mall map, complimentary Wi-Fi, and a digital gift card platform. The mall serves a broad consumer base of families, tourists, and local residents, and positions itself as Bahrain's leading shopping destination. Beyond core retail, the mall operates as a platform connecting tenant brands with consumers through direct in-person experiences, seasonal promotional campaigns (e.g., Summer Surprises), and amenity services including valet parking, electric car charging, prayer rooms, baby care rooms, and wheelchair access.

City Centre Bahrain is privately held and structured as a subsidiary operating under Majid Al Futtaim Properties, a diversified regional conglomerate headquartered in the UAE. There is no disclosed venture, private equity, or public ownership, and the entity reports a direct headcount of 1-10 staff, reflecting corporate/administrative roles rather than the broader tenant workforce.

Name

City Centre Bahrain

Website

https://citycentrebahrain.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

City Centre Bahrain is a flagship shopping mall in Manama, Bahrain, operated by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, serving families, tourists, and local residents with retail, dining, entertainment, and integrated hotel offerings across 6,000+ stores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Tenant Leases: Revenue generated from leasing retail space to various stores and brands operating within the mall. Tenants include fashion retailers, electronics stores, and specialty shops.
2. Food & Beverage Tenant Leases: Revenue from restaurants, cafes, and fast food operators leasing space within the mall
3. Entertainment Venues: Revenue from entertainment tenants including VOX Cineco, Magic Planet, Escape Code, and Mega Blast
4. Advertising and Promotional Spaces: Revenue from promotional offers, advertising placements, and featured brand activations within the mall premises
5. Mall Gift Cards: Gift card program usable across 6,000+ stores, generating float revenue and customer lock-in

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

City Centre Bahrain operates a large-scale shopping mall in Manama, Bahrain, leasing retail and food & beverage space to fashion, electronics, and specialty tenants. The mall also runs on-site entertainment venues (cinema, family entertainment, escape rooms) and houses two hotels (Le Méridien and The Westin), offering consumers a single destination for shopping, dining, entertainment, and hospitality.

Product overview

City Centre Bahrain is a comprehensive shopping mall platform operated by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, functioning as Bahrain's leading retail destination. The platform encompasses the physical mall with its digital presence (mall website, digital map), retail stores (6,000+ tenants), dining options (Time Out Market, restaurants, cafes, fast food, desserts), entertainment venues (VOX Cineco, Magic Planet, Escape Code, Mega Blast, Nutty Scientists), a Mall Gift Card system, and hospitality services through affiliated hotels (Le Méridien and The Westin). The digital experience includes free Wi-Fi connectivity, interactive mall mapping, offers/promotions, and event management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VOX Cineco: Cinema entertainment venue at City Centre Bahrain
• Magic Planet
• Escape Code
• Mega Blast
• Time Out Market
• Le Méridien City Centre Bahrain
• The Westin City Centre Bahrain

Products and services

• City Centre Bahrain Mall

Quantifiable outcome

• Accessible to 6,000+ stores via Mall Gift Card

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Majid Al Futtaim PropertiescoreOthersParent company and operator of City Centre Bahrain. Majid Al Futtaim Properties manages the mall as part of its City Centre Malls portfolio across the Middle East region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Dubai Mall: One of the world's largest malls operated by Emaar, combining retail, entertainment, and dining with 1,200+ retail stores; directly comparable in destination-retail positioning and family entertainment anchor model.
• Mall of the Emirates: MAF-operated flagship mall in Dubai featuring Ski Dubai, VOX Cinemas, and Magic Planet, directly comparable in entertainment-retail mix and target customer base, with shared parent branding and tenant relationships.
• Bahrain Mall: Direct competitor mall in Manama, Bahrain, serving the same domestic consumer base with comparable retail and dining tenants; competes for the same catchment and tourist footfall.
• City Centre Mirdif: Sister mall in Dubai operated by Majid Al Futtaim Properties under the same City Centre brand, offering a comparable retail-dining-entertainment mix targeting families and tourists in the GCC.
• The Avenues: Premier shopping mall in Kuwait with multiple retail precincts, comparable in GCC retail-dining-entertainment positioning, premium tenant mix, and destination format.
• Seef Mall: Bahrain-based competitor mall operated by Seef Properties, offering similar retail, dining, and entertainment options targeted at the same Bahraini consumers and tourist segment.

Broad incumbents

• American Dream: Large-scale entertainment and retail complex in New Jersey featuring Nickelodeon Universe, DreamWorks Water Park, and an indoor ski slope; comparable in entertainment-led destination mall positioning.
• West Edmonton Mall: One of the world's largest malls combining retail, dining, entertainment (water park, ice rink), and hotels; comparable in destination-mall positioning with multiple entertainment anchors.

Regional players

• Mall of Qatar: Major GCC mall operated by United Real Estate Company, combining retail, dining, and entertainment experiences; comparable regional destination mall targeting similar Gulf tourist and family segments.
• Doha Festival City: Large mixed-use mall in Qatar combining retail, dining, entertainment, and hotels with brands like VOX Cinemas; comparable in destination-format positioning and integrated entertainment-anchored model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cityctrbahrain
• Facebookfacebook.com/CityCentreBahrain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bahrain-city-centre

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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