Al Ghurair was the first shopping mall in the Middle East and now one of the top five destinations visited by tourists in Dubai. The amount of effort put into the production of the new look of Al Ghurair City is unmatched: a total of 234 gold coloured meshes weighing 345 kgs were used on the ceiling and the complementary floor design is based on 22 tonnes of Terrazzo which was hand made and shipped from Italy and took 1,200 man hours to manually lay.

It separates itself with many distinct features and services including the largest bookstore in the Middle East and a car park which bays extra wide aisles at 6.7 metres and the widest ramps in the region at 4.3 metres.

Al Ghurair family as the first purpose-built shopping mall in United Arab Emirates and covers 300 thousand sq. ft. of retail space, which holds 250 stores, 350 apartments and 150 thousand sq. ft. of offices. Its shops will offer a combination of traditional and modern merchandise from Middle Eastern textile to perfumeries. Al Ghurair City has two levels and houses an 8-screen Grand Cinecity cinema.

The transformation of Al Ghurair City balances Arabic motifs featuring teak and gold finishing together with a blend of bright colours and warm lighting. Wooden teak beams and gold mesh fabric twirls on the ceiling give the feel of a traditional market. In total 234 gold meshes weighing 345 kgs were used on the ceiling. The complementary floor design is based on 22 tonnes of Terrazzo featuring a nature theme in an array of colours and motifs. All retail outlets in Al Ghurair City feature wall-to-wall glass facades for maximum visibility of their merchandise for consumers and the newly refurbished Food Court is designed to integrate the theme of UAE's rich marine heritage featuring turtles, shells and foliage from the seabed.

Dubai's first shopping mall has hundreds of stores with a wide range of medium to high priced products.The trademark new look of Al Ghurair City combines the best of Arabic culture and tradition with a vibrant and modern design that has been incorporated into the retail mall, the external streetscape, across the offices and residential area of the complex.