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The DFRE's Big Spring Clearance is a chance to restock your wardrobe at a discount - and maybe win a prize, too! Image Credit: Supplied

Time to update your wardrobe? Wait a week. 

More than 40 international fashion, lifestyle and beauty brands are going on sale – in one place – from March 31 to April 2. 

The new Big Spring Clearance is part of an ongoing attempt to position Dubai as one of the best cities in the world for shopping. The event is organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), which also runs the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises, among other events.

The three-day show is a free to enter event that will occupy three halls of the Dubai World Trade Centre,  and offer shoppers hefty discounts of up to 80 per cent on a wide range of merchandise from apparels to fashion accessories, cosmetics to perfumes, shoes, bags and much more.

It coincides with the spring vacation for schools in the UAE, giving more people the opportunity to shop for these incredible offers.

The event features pioneering retail groups in the UAE representing  around 40 renowned brands including  Adidas, BCBGMaxAzria, Ted Baker, Zara Home, Boggi, Salsa, Toms, Tommy Hilfiger and Aldo, to name a few. 

“Retail promotions in Dubai like The Big Spring Clearance  provide participating retailers an excellent platform for brand awareness, and also offer them the opportunity to clear stocks before the arrival of a new season, while enhancing the overall shopping experience in Dubai,” says H.E. Laila Mohammad Suhail, CEO of Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE). “The Big Spring Clearance is also ample testimony to the strong collaborative spirit of Dubai’s government and private sectors. Indeed, this unique partnership has helped create a thriving retail environment that has led to Dubai being ranked only second after London as a city that has the largest collection of international retail brands”.

As part of the excitement that will be created at The Big Spring Clearance, every visitor will be given a ‘Visit and Win’ raffle coupon that will be entered into a daily draw, offering two prizes of Dh5,000 in cash. In addition to this free to enter raffle, shoppers who spend Dh300 at the event will be entitled to a ‘Shop and Win’ raffle coupon that will qualify them for instant prizes such as gold pendants, branded watches,  sunglasses and perfumes, and also be entered into a draw on the last day for a grand prize of a Dodge Challenger.

Big Spring Clearance will run daily from 11am to 11pm across Halls 1, 2 & 3 of Dubai World Trade Centre.