Crowds waiting to enter the new Sharaf DG Store in the Mall of Qatar yesterday. Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah/ The Peninsula
The opening promotion of Sharaf DG at Mall of Qatar yesterday was cancelled due to safety concerns following huge turnout of visitors, Mall of Qatar said yesterday.
“At Mall of Qatar, the safety and security of our valued visitors, employees and tenants is a top priority. In line with our commitment to upholding international best practice regulations when it comes to safety, the opening promotion of Sharaf DG was cancelled today,” said a statement.
Full text of the Mall of Qatar statement
"At Mall of Qatar, the safety and security of our valued visitors, employees and tenants is a top priority. In line with our commitment to upholding international best practice regulations when it comes to safety, the opening promotion of Sharaf DG was cancelled.
This was due to the overwhelming number of visitors to the store that exceeded the number of people permitted by guidelines and was, as such, deemed
unsafe.
Sharaf DG will directly communicate any further updates, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused."
