July 28, 2011
The Great Singapore Sale: A Shopper’s Dream
The Singapore Tourism Board is hosting their Great Singapore Sale! This great shopper’s excursion is to promote tourism in Singapore and to bring Singapore into the international spotlight. This sale is economically important to the country of Singapore, as it is one of their greatest revenue generators.
The retailers will extend the shopping hours until midnight for the sale that runs from end of May to end of July, which leads the tourists to enjoy the other things in Singapore such as spa treatments, fine dining, and nightlife.
Throughout the Great Singapore Sale there are also amusing activities in which shoppers can partake such as the Great Singapore Shopping Challenge. The Challenge starts with shoppers divided into teams and given $1,000. Then, shoppers go throughout the stores shopping and try to collect the most savings. Whoever saves the most money wins. Not only do the winners get to keep all of the items they acquired, but they win other great prizes as well. The current record holder is Amanda Zuydervelt, who collected $25,581.37 worth of goods for a meager $617.
MasterCard being one of the sponsors of the Great Singapore Sale encourage shoppers to use MasterCard during this eight week sale bonanza, where stores usually offers 70% discounts for clothing and other items. MasterCard sometimes provide free cash or offers double points to shoppers for using MasterCard.
The Singapore Great Sale earned 5.5% in revenue when comparing 2010 with 2009. The retailers Association of Singapore is expecting the highest revenue about $5.5 billion income in the year of 2011.
By participating in the Great Singapore Sale, the tourists can get considerable savings on hotels, apart from receiving sales on retail goods.
The secret of getting the best deals at the Great Singapore Sale is waiting for the last two weeks of the shopping period. Shoppers put their items on final sale in those last two weeks. In the “final sale” shoppers price the goods as low as possible. The organizers provide best entertainment for the shoppers, when there is shopping break. From past experience, it is known that famous singers and comedians perform at the Great Singapore Sale.
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