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Currently ranked number 12 in the world among airport duty
free's in terms of revenue, Dubai Duty Free has posted
consistent year on year growth since 1984, with a phenomenal
increase of 850% in sales. The organisation had a turnover
last year of US$ 190 million. Gold and jewellery held the
number one position as the highest selling items, accounting
for around 16% of total sales.
Since 1985, its second year of operation, Dubai Duty Free's
products and services have earned it more than 67
international accolades and awards and a reputation for
excellence among travellers that span the globe.This year
Dubai Duty Free has garnered further two awards for an already
crowded trophy cabinet - it has won for the sixth consecutive
time the "World's Best Airport Duty Free Shopping Award",
awarded by Business Traveller Germany, and the Travel
Intelligence award for "Best Duty Free in the Middle
East".
Ingeniously designed at the centre of the Rashid Terminal,
the duty free shopfloor with its spectacular design, visual
effects and myriad product ranges in every category
imaginable, is experienced by every single passenger
travelling out of the new concourse.A feast for the senses in
every sense of the word, the new Dubai Duty Free shopfloor
offers a level of service and facilities yet to be seen in any
other duty free in the world. At the centre of the shopfloor
is a spectacular 18 metre high stainless steel "millennium
tree" incorporating hundreds of laser lights on its gleaming
branches that produce an infinite variety of mesmerising
visual effects and patterns.
With customer convenience at the forefront of all design,
Dubai Duty Free has created duplicate outlets for some of the
organisation's top selling products. Such categories as
cigarettes and liquor and fine foods are displayed at both
ends of the shopfloor.Dedicated areas within the shop floor
area include a comprehensive section showcasing the latest and
widest range of electronic, computer, audio-visual,
photographic and sound products.
The world famous Dubai Duty Free promotions continue in the
new shopping complex, adding further excitement to the
pleasurable shopping experience on offer. The Finest Surprise
promotion, which offers ticketholders the chance of winning a
luxury motor car, and the spectacular Millennium Millionaire
draw which has as its prize $1 million for the cost of a
$278.00 ticket, continue to attract worldwide attention and
interest.With this broad range of products, services and
facilities, Dubai Duty Free offers sheer shopping pleasure in
the most elegant
environment.

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