• Over 9000 winners have been rewarded across two mega promotions 
• ‘Shop & Win. Play & Win’ promotion rewarded shoppers with family cars and on the spot prizes. ‘Shop & Win Gold’ promotion saw 5 kg gold given away to lucky shoppers 
• Thirty two participating malls in this year’s promotion with the final raffle draw hosted at Global Village

Dubai, February 11th, 2016: 
As the Dubai Shopping Festival twin mega promotions drew to a close, thousands of raffle enthusiasts and shoppers waited anxiously for the results of the grand finale organized by the Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG). The final draw which was held at Global Village, Dubai’s leading family entertainment and cultural attraction, saw a lively atmosphere as winners’ received prizes and goodies aside from witnessing the thrilling draw itself. 

This year, DSMG brought the city not one but two mega raffle promotions to have a more widespread reach and offer unique shopping experiences to the consumers in Dubai. The month-long promotions, offered raffle winnings worth a total of Three Million Dirhams in the form of family cars, gold and vouchers along with additional chances of winning instant prizes with their purchases. 

The winners of the weekly raffle draws have been a mélange of nationalities including Europeans, Emiratis and Indians with the campaign witnessing people winning prizes worth thousands. The mix of winners is a clear reflection of the international audience that the malls in Dubai cater to.

The ‘Shop & Win. Play & Win’ promotion saw consumers who made purchases of AED 200 and above, receive a raffle coupon for a chance to win a family car every week! On top of this fantastic offer, shoppers could double their chances of winning, with on the spot instant prizes including luxury sunglasses, perfume sets, watches and gift vouchers that were given away. Digital games were also set up at kiosks in the mall to win instant prizes.

The ‘Shop & Win Gold’ promotion awarded winners a total of 5 kg gold for those eligible shoppers who made purchases of AED 100 and above at select participating malls. Each week 5 lucky consumers received 200 grams of gold while 1 lucky consumer won a mega grand prize of 1kg gold at the end of the promotion.

The entire campaign also saw a double digit increase in footfalls across all member malls with the increased participation from community and neighborhood malls across the emirate. 

On the successful completion of the campaign Majid Al Ghurair, Chairman, Dubai Shopping Malls Group commented, “The retail sector is a major driving force behind the distinguished trade position that Dubai now holds. The promotion held in collaboration with DFRE has been a major success this year to promote the retail sector in Dubai especially in the community and neighborhood malls. We have maintained a consistent growth in footfalls thanks to the number of new existing malls that contributed this year, all of whom are pleased with the turnout they have received thanks to this exciting initiative. Our goal was to help create unique shopping experiences for both visitors and residents of Dubai and we do believe that we have successfully achieved that.

The mall fraternity that participated in this year’s promotions are as follows:

Shop & Win. Play & Win 
Fourteen malls including Al Bustan Center, Barsha Mall, Bin Sougat Centre, Burjuman Centre, Century Mall, Dubai Outlet Mall, Ethihad Mall, Karama Centre, Oasis Mall, Sunset Mall, Times Square Centre, Uptown Mirdiff, Wasl Square and Wasl Vita.

Shop & Win Gold
Eighteen malls including Al Attar Shopping Mall, Al Hana Center, Al Khaleej Center, Al Mazaya Center, Al Mizhar Mall, Al Mulla Plaza, Al Warba Center, Grand Al Khail Mall, Grand City Mall, Grand Mini Mall, Grand Shopping Mall, J3 Mall, Jumeirah Plaza, Madinat Jumeirah, Palmstrip Mall, Twin Towers, Wasl District and West Zone Mall.