Sales

As Shopping is one of the main attractions for the Dubai visitors, the retail industry is developed and polished up to a state of art . Every single detail is carefully planed and coordinated few months prior .
Sales at the biggest departments stores are organised few times a year - every 3 months or so, at the end of every season. Usually the sales are also coordinated with the other current events. For example the ongoing sale just started for Eid ( the ending of the Holly Month of Ramadan). A day before the official announcement, when all items are still available in all sizes and colours, the store will invite it's most loyal registered customers with an offer of 10% discount. After that there will be 3 days of 25% discount and than the sale will continue for a month on 50% discount. The last 2-3 days are labeled as ''Future Reductions" and the discounts are up to 75-90%. But the good pieces are gone and hardly you can find something suitable even for throw away prices.
The Mid season sales now began on 25th of October and I presume will end in a month from now. For more information on sales and malls you can check Dubai Malls.






6 comments:

Stranded said...

I have a question about Sales. What kind of products for sale are most wanted in Dubai this month - November? Or it's everything everywhere?

Anonymous said...

Hello,
We are planning to visit Dubai in the first quarter of 2007. What time will begin the next season sale??
Thank you
Natasha

Editor said...

Hi Natasha,
I can’t tell the exact days for the sales in 2007, but the Dubai Shopping Festival will begin on 20th of December and will continue until the end of February. I can suggest you plan your trip some time during February, if it is convenient of course. During the Shopping Festival many department stores and boutiques are on sale and timing is good for shopping. For more information regarding the events, you may check the website:
And for more on shopping, please check: http://dubaimalls.blogspot.com/
If you would like to ask something else about Dubai, I would be happy to tell you.

Editor said...

Hi Stranded,
I can't think of anything not available in Dubai. The market is really huge and well stocked, but I will dig my information resources an come back to you with some think useful.
Regards

Assistant Editor said...

Enjoy up to 50% off at Tape a l'oeil,from 3 till 18 Nov at Mall of the Emirates 043410480, Burjuman 043523223, Maruna Mall 026810904 & earn Air Miles too!

Editor said...

Hi Stranded,
The few thinks I haven't seen in Dubai are collectible items - coins, guns, philately etc. I guess there wasn't any demand due to the nature,. Now a days with more and more western Expats it may work.
Regards