His Excellency Majid Saif AL Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, officially inaugurated this year’s GITEX Shopper – the region’s largest consumer electronics shopping spectacular – at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) today.

H.E. Majid Saif Al Ghurair was joined by His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General, Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) and Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), and other senior dignitaries in a VIP delegation which toured the show floor, meeting with participating exhibitors and retailers. GITEX Shopper 2019 is spread over 15,000 square meters of the Sheikh Saeed Halls 1-3 and opens daily from 11 am to 11 pm through Saturday 28th September.

Latest Products to Draw Crowds

The increasing demand for touchscreen mobile technology and key retailers such as Jumbo Electronics, EMax Electronics, and Sharaf DG showcasing the new iPhone 11, smartphone products will continue to dominate the show floor.

Jumbo will be offering the Apple iPhone 11 for as little as AED 138 per month in monthly instalments up to 24 months to customers with credit cards of major leading banks in the UAE.

Commenting on the latest launches, products and offers, Sharaf DG CEO Rakesh Madhur said: “Customers will have great offers to choose from including heavy discounts on top selling products. We will be focussing on giving exciting deals to our loyal customers – DG Members. Also, we have many products which are exclusively available at Sharaf DG and customers can expect some great deals on these products too.”

Protection, Latest Buzzword

Debut exhibitors Mobile Outfitters (Aamaal Mobile Phones Trading LLC), TRADEX Middle East, and Right View Trading are expected to showcase the latest and most advanced products in screen protection technology.

Visitors will be able to get their hands on the new ‘fusion-on-demand’ screen protector technology for thousands of devices courtesy of Mobile Outfitters, who will offer a special GITEX Shopper price discount of 25 per cent and back all its product sales with a lifetime replacement warranty.

TRADEX Middle East, meanwhile, plans to promote its ‘Protection Pro’ on-demand mobile screen protector, which is a break and scratch-free flexible film. They also offer screen protection for watches, tablets and laptops for all models.

Show-floor bargains are assured with the Right View slashing the price of its Swift Shieldz premium protection products by half for GITEX Shopper 2019. “This will give full-body gadget protection with a lifetime warranty and service,” said Right View’s Vimal Tom Jose. “Our Swift Shieldz Break Protection is the only multi-layer protection in the GCC, which does not break when dropped.”

Dubai’s Nishat Group will also be in launch mode, bringing the Dymo Arabic labelling printer to the market and selling the Dymo Label Manager 160 Printer Arabic/English at a special show rate of AED 99.

Convert Your Old into New

As visitors take advantage of every GITEX Shopper event for an upgrade, the Shopper Trade-In offer on mobiles, tablets, laptops and desktops also returns this year and provides visitors with an opportunity to cash in on their old devices and avail further savings on their purchase of new gadgets. The initiative rewards visitors with vouchers to spend during the exhibition when they recycle their unused electronics during a five-day amnesty.

“GITEX Shopper stays true to its commitment of offering unparalleled shopping experiences to tech-savvy consumers,” said Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, Events Management, DWTC, the event organiser. “The rapid advancements in consumer electronics technology keeps every GITEX Shopper edition fresh, with an added value of purchasing the latest and most sought-after gadgets and appliances through irresistible promotions and bundles, plus new features that will make the overall shopping experience even more entertaining for visitors of all ages.”

Key exhibitors participating at this year’s event include Jumbo Electronics Co. Ltd. LLC, Sharaf DG LLC, EMax Electronics, Axiom Telecom LLC, Huawei, Dell, MSI, Logitec, Acer, Monster Computers Creative City Fujairah Freezone, and more.

GITEX Shopper 2019 is open daily from 11:00am – 11:00pm. Tickets are pegged at only AED 20. Children under five enter free while student groups of 50 and above can get tickets at AED 10 per student. Creating even more convenience, visitors spending more than AED300 will get six hours of free parking at DWTC. Tickets can be bought now through https://www.gitexshopperdubai.com

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