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Shopping festivals and consumer behavior

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Shopping is all time favorite activity by people of all ages, genders, nations and cultures. However their trends and attitude may be changed in terms of local traditions, circumstances and environment. Overall people are always enthusiast about shopping and love to participate in all its relevant activities. There are certain shopping festivals that are celebrated annually and attract large number of visitors all around the world. Here are few:

Dubai International Shopping Festival
Dubai is known as a city of Gold and a beautiful place and famous for its shopping malls and duty free / tax free purchases. Dubai shopping festival was inaugurated in 1996 and since then it has become a hottest tourist spot with countless new products to purchase at discounted prices, lot of fireworks and luxurious lifestyle. This festival is celebrated in first quarter of every year normally in February. It’s a huge event where millions of visitors come from across the world.

New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF)

This wonderful gift fair provides an excellent opportunity to expand the scope of consumer oriented gift products with lot entertaining and educational activities. Both visitors and exhibitors fully participate and make it a global marketplace for giftware. Here you can find the latest items, new trends, useful resources and broad range of accessories.

Gem Faire-San Diego
This gem faire is an ideal occasion to find purest quality of gemstones, beads, jewelry, and other relevant accessories. Here you can also meet the industry top designers, importers, manufacturers and other leading resources.

Off Price Apparel Show-Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a popular destination for tourists and this beautiful area is full of numerous attractions, Off Price Apparel Show is one of them. Almost 20 to 70% prices are below the original manufacturer price that is a huge discount. Casual, formal, athletic, intimated, night ware, all types of apparels are available for men, women and kids. For all people who love to buy cheaper clothes, this is a must attending show.

There are countless shows, fairs and festivals conducted all around on different places and seasons. Visitors not only find extra ordinary shopping facilities but lots of entertainment also. Important point is to fully participate and have fun.

Submitted 28th Aug 2008 by GrownUps Member: Mikest

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