About the Practice

Sixteen years inside GCC commercial real estate.

A senior advisory built by someone who has lived the work — across brands, operators, and the leasing table itself.

Mohammad Taha Wani
Mohammad Taha Wani
Dubai · 2026
Founder & Principal Advisor

Mohammad Taha Wani

Gulf Retail Advisory was founded by Mohammad Taha Wani, a retail and leasing professional with sixteen years in commercial real estate across mall operators, government retail assets and advisory in the GCC.

That work has run from regional mall leasing and asset divestment due diligence in Ras Al Khaimah to positioning and tenant mix for a government heritage retail destination in Sharjah. Tenancies secured, renewed and re-geared include Zara, Dior, Paul, Adidas, Nike, Under Armour, The North Face, Starbucks, H&M, Carrefour, Sephora, Sun & Sand Sports and iSTYLE, working with operators including Azadea, GMG, Alshaya, Chalhoub, Landmark, Apparel Group and Liwa.

That dual perspective — having sat on the brand side and the leasing side — informs every engagement. We understand what landlords need to fill space profitably, and what brands need to grow sustainably. The result is advisory that works for both parties, and deals that close.

16·
Years in commercial real estate
4
Asset types — malls, souqs, airport, institutional
Both
Sides of the table — brand and landlord
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Brands & Operators

A career spent across the table from the groups that fill GCC malls.

Brands

Zara Dior Paul Adidas Nike Under Armour The North Face iSTYLE

Operators

Azadea GMG Alshaya Chalhoub Landmark Apparel Group Liwa Midis Group

Secured, renewed and re-geared across shopping centre, airport and government retail assets in the UAE. View selected work →
Our Approach

Three principles that shape every engagement.

— 01

Discreet

We work confidentially. Most engagements never become public — and the ones that do are referenced only with permission. Trust is the basis of every relationship in this industry, and we treat it that way.

— 02

Senior

Every engagement is led personally, not delegated to junior teams. When you engage Gulf Retail Advisory, you get the same person across the strategy, the negotiation, and the deal close.

— 03

Commercial

Strategy with numbers behind it, not slide decks. Every recommendation is grounded in real comparables, real margins, and real operational considerations — because that's what holds up at the negotiating table.

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