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Bloomingdale's Dubai Bash
DUBAI
In the shadow of the world's tallest building, Bloomingdale's swung open its doors for the first time on foreign soil with a lavish party Sunday night drawing Dubai royalty, fashion and retail executives and socialites.
With separate fashion and home stores, Bloomingdale's is now the newest anchor in the massive Dubai Mall, and nestled right below the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, which opened last month.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the son of Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed, officially launched the store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. As guests entered, they were given tiles to personalize and place on a wall near the entrance to commemorate the occasion.
The idea was to bring the best of America here to Dubai, said Shireen Al Khatib, chief executive officer of Al Tayer Insignia, which is operating the two Bloomingdale's stores...