Part of Nakheel’s International City development, the DragonMart reputedly houses the largest number of Chinese traders outside China.
The 1 km dragon-shaped shopping centre offers almost 4,000 stores selling a huge array of Chinese products (and that includes just about everything these days). The store is open to both retail and wholesale customers and offers parking for several thousand cars.
I visited the Dragon Mart. The shop keepers were sitting on their chairs and surfing the internet. They didn’t show any interest in the customers. Neither were they polite towards customers. We were like unwanted guests. These days, mall retailers want customers and I feel some kind of motivation is required for these shopkeepers.