One thing I struggle with is the shopping in Oman. Shopping centres randomly located across muscat with seemingly no logic behind their location or the shops inside. I'd love to know who shops, if anyone, in them.
City centre is a perfect example. Fashion avenue, muscat's very own equivalent of bond street, seems to be in terminal decline with shops closed, closing or resembling the short lease market stalls. The large round hall near the food court - why? And the u shape layout that means any trip has to last at least twice as long as necessary. Shopping certainly isn't helped by the need to sell winter season clothes by the main chains - gap being the worst - who buys a scarf and woollen hat in Oman?
Next week - what's the point of trophy shops? You know what I mean, bored house wife wants a shop to sell stuff no one wants to buy...
the trophy shops arrive in Oman as part (usually) of a GCC Franchise contract – no open in Oman – no get franchise !! Most I suspect (as a former franchise retailer) don’t make money and never had – but are subsidized by those in other GCC countries or the owner’s vanity
ReplyDeleteAlot of Omani's go on vacations and they buy winterwear;) plus to be honest, I've been Oman a while and even bought a heater last month lol. ;)
ReplyDeleteBut I agree about strange lay-outs.