Comicave to ring in a year of success with gala geekfest

DUBAI, UAE - Oct. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Comicave, a subsidiary of Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG), a UAE-based multi-diversified international conglomerate is celebrating its first year anniversary with a host of events lined up for excited fans.

The world’s largest comic books and collectibles retail and distribution destination, Comicave, spread over 17,000 sq. ft., had opened its doors to excited fans a year ago at Dubai Outlet Mall. Within the year, the superstore concept has become the fastest growing pop-culture retailer in the UAE.

“Comicave was conceptualized a few years back and has grown leaps and bounds over the last 12 months. We have successfully become a renowned name in the pop culture fraternity, bringing about a paradigm shift in the way we conceive consumption of pop culture, entertainment and merchandize. The retail destination has attracted several international celebrities, brands and visitors over the year, slowly making Comicave one of the must-visit tourist attractions in UAE,” said Mr. Mohammed Khammas, CEO, Al Ahli Holding Group.

Ringing in its first year anniversary, Comicave has a whole host of spectacular events and promotions lined up. Starting from the Halloween comicfest promotion, ‘Trick or Treat’, where fans can dig into a beefy 20 percent discount on hottest Halloween collectibles at the store – to the curtain raiser event on October 31 at Dubai Outlet Mall’s center court, that gives winners a direct access to the finals of UAE’s biggest cosplay event, soon to be unveiled by AAHG’s subsidiary Universal Events

“Comicave has been an exciting journey that started a year back and it has become UAE’s sole point of contact for pop-culture lovers where they get an opportunity to be immersed in a first-of-its-kind retail environment providing complete innovative experience for consumers in this region. We are constantly evolving and will continue to provide new attractions, offer exclusive content, unveil latest and limited edition collectibles and comic books along with unique merchandize,” said Miss Yasmin Al Najjar, General Manager, Al Ahli Holding Group.

Comicave is however not limiting its physical presence only at the store. The pop-culture retailer, along with its sister concern Gold’s Gym UAE will be part of Dubai’s first zombie obstacle course, ‘The Contagion Run’. The event will test a participant’s zombie apocalypse survival skills and Comicave and Gold’s Gym UAE will urge both, the zombies and humans by giving away extra lives in their role as the event’s sponsor and exhibitor.

With the end of October abuzz with action for Comicave, the last quarter has begun on a high note and Miss Yasmin added that there are more attractions lined up for fans, before 2015 bids adieu.

About Al Ahli Holding Group (www.alahliholdinggroup.com)
Al Ahli Holding Group is a multi-diversified international conglomerate with over four decades of successfully dealing with business activities ranging from real estate to turnkey construction, engineering and infrastructure, retail and trading, technology and logistics, lifestyle and fitness, media and entertainment, hospitality and innovative developments. With great passion and a very active portfolio in the entertainment industry, AAHG operates innovative and ground-breaking projects in the UAE. Amongst its portfolio, AAHG owns Dubai Outlet Mall, which is the first outlet mall concept in the Middle East; constructed major landmarks in the Eastern region of UAE; holds the exclusive largest franchise rights to US-based Gold's Gym International in the Middle East and Africa; established Al Ahli Plastics, one of Middle East's largest plastic manufacturing companies; holds licenses to publish Marvel, Warner Bros., DC Comics and Sanrio comics and activity books; recently opened Comicave, the world's largest comic and superhero collectibles destination store at Dubai Outlet Mall; launched Singapore-based Comicave Studios, a manufacturer of high-end collectibles and toys and launched a premiere international events company, Universal Events, which will initially organize the Asia Pop Comic Con events, amongst other international events. The company recently acquired theAudience, one of the world’s largest publishers of multi-channel social and digital content, to create new direct-to-consumer media services. Across its multi-entertainment based platforms, AAHG has strategic alliances with Fox Studios, Marvel-Disney, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., and other leading Hollywood studios. With around 9,000 employees, AAHG is headquartered in the UAE, with representative offices across 20 countries globally.