Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim will open a virtual mall with Carrefour, Vox and Samsung spaces
Majid Al Futtaim of Dubai has said that the Mall of the Metaverse will open.
The declaration was made in Dubai during the Global Government Summit.
The retail behemoth in the Decentraland universe will have its home in the mall of the Metaverse, a virtual shopping centre.
Decentraland is a blockchain-based virtual world that allows individuals and organisations to create, experience, and monetise their own content.
In Decentraland users can create and trade their own virtual assets, such as land and digital art, and can participate in a range of activities within the world, from gaming to socialising.Majid Al Futtaim’s Mall of the Metaverse will include virtual Carrefour, That Concept Store, Ghawali and Samsung outlets as well as a virtual reality VOX cinema space.
More brands are currently being planned to join the virtual reality metaverse space.Khalifa Bin Braik, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, said: “For us at Majid Al Futtaim, it is key to keep an eye on user and shopper behaviours and how they evolve overtime. We want to find new ways of creating memorable moments every day – and we’re ready to deliver that even on a network of platforms as huge as the metaverse.“Our Mall of the Metaverse will be yet another one of our leading retail and entertainment destinations — and surely a huge attraction for customers who crave digital experiences from their most loved brands”.