Dhanusha Gokulan

DUBAI - Unlimited discounts and bargains in shopping centres, the Chinese state circus, floating restaurants, fashion shows and raffle prizes worth over a million dirhams are just a few of the highlights of Dubai Shopping Festival 2009.

DUBAI - The Dubai Shopping Festival is here and for the next one-month mall visitors can look forward to a wide range of activities and freak out on shopping bargains.

DUBAI - With only 41 more days to go for this season’s activities at Global Village to come to a close, the turnout has been significantly lower than the last few years, according to stall managers.

DUBAI - Alison Lawlor choked with emotion as she spoke about Minky, her seven-year-old cat purring in her arms.

DUBAI - The countdown has begun and four days from now the world will witness the Dubai Shopping Festival, (DSF) the biggest annual shopping extravaganza in Dubai.

DUBAI - Thinking of booking tickets for the next flight to outer space? Well, you may want to reconsider it.

DUBAI - There is a new trend among shoppers here. This new pre-occupation has caught on fast among the compulsive retail buyer in recent times.

DUBAI - With just a fortnight to go, the mother of all shopping festivals — the Dubai Shopping Festival 2009 (DSF) — is coming back to town.

DUBAI - Despite the raffle draws, discounts, and the various attractions that are lined up for DSF 2009, families in the UAE are careful about their spending habits because of the current financial crisis.

DUBAI - If you’re planning to head to the theatres to watch Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia, break open your piggy bank and use all your loose change, and by doing so you may be playing your part to help the national economy.