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RETAIL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & ADVISORY SERVICES

Unlock growth with strategies
that turn vision into profit

EXPLORE

150+ years

combined experience

30+

Countries

USD 20B+

Project investments

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RETAIL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & ADVISORY SERVICES

Unlock growth with strategies
that turn vision into profit

RETAIL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & ADVISORY SERVICES

Unlock growth with strategies
that turn vision into profit

EXPLORE

150+ years

combined experience

30+

Countries

USD 20B+

Project investments

With over 45 years of global retail development experience, Phil McArthur has led landmark projects across Canada and the Middle East, transforming visionary concepts into world-class retail destinations. In 2020, he founded PHIL McARTHUR & PARTNERS with a client-first approach focused on strategic integrity, hands-on leadership, and execution-driven expertise. Backed by a team with over 150 years of combined global experience, the firm delivers practical solutions shaped by real-world development, leasing, and operational success.

Phil McArthur

Founder & Chairman Phil McArthur & Partners

With more than 44 years of experience in global retail development, Phil McArthur brings together industry leaders to drive forward-thinking solutions. As Chairman of PHIL McARTHUR & PARTNERS Retail Development Specialists, he delivers strategic advisory that shapes the future of retail and mixed-use destinations worldwide. Phil is deeply committed to providing exceptional service, drawing on his extensive expertise across a broad range of retail environments. His approach is grounded in a deep understanding of the unique dynamics of each project, ensuring solutions are tailored with precision to meet every client’s objectives.

Phil McArthur

Founder & Chairman Phil McArthur & Partners

Your Partner in Retail Growth

PHIL McARTHUR & PARTNERS Retail Development Specialists is a Dubai-based retail real estate advisory firm, delivering strategy, leasing, and positioning solutions for mixed-use and retail-led destinations across the GCC, MENA, and globally.

Who We Are

We partner with property owners, developers, retailers, and investors to deliver end-to-end solutions in leasing, design and development, marketing, strategy, research, and shopping centre operations.

What We Do

We drive value at every stage of retail development—revitalising underperforming assets to unlock long-term growth, guiding new projects with sound planning and optimal tenant mix, and creating experience-led destinations that boost footfall, asset value, and placemaking impact.