Description & Facts: 19 February 2007 Fuad Sharaf Mall of the Emirates, the worlds first shopping resort, welcomed over 3.3 million people through its doors during the 45-day Dubai Shopping Festival. The mall played host to Acrobats, flamenco dancers, Bollywood performers, local Sword dancers, Chinese artists and African dancers amongst many more who thrilled and entertained shoppers daily, said Fuad Sharaf, General Manager Mall of the Emirates, The footfall figures during DSF surpassed our initial expectations. Our unique and enticing blend of shopping and leisure including over 450 retailers, the theatre, Ski Dubai and Magic Planet encouraged customers to spend more time in the mall. On December 30th, the mall also broke its previous daily footfall record by welcoming 127000 customers into the centre in one day, added Fuad. The influx of tourists during the festival also had a significant impact on driving sale volumes. Our December sales were actually 40% higher than the previous month. Mr