As one of the primary international airport retail operations, Dubai Duty Free has as many as 70 best global awards in its appreciation. Headquartered at Dubai International Airport ever since its inception in 1983, the organization has recently been identified as the ‘Best Duty Free Shopping' by Business Traveler magazine.
In the last two decades, Dubai Duty Free has considerably grown in commercial activities to be rated as one of the first three global airports retailers, with an annual turnover of 590 million US $ in 2005. This very figure speaks of the extensive popularity of Dubai Duty Free , which employs as many as 1600 hundred people to offer efficient service to the customers.
In years to come, Dubai Duty Free has considerably increased and set the standard for airport retailing business in the Middle-Eastern countries. Their principal aim is to provide the international tourists with a varied range of high-quality merchandised goods and products along with a shopping-friendly ambience, which makes buying real fun. Offering as many as 35,000 different product ranges, Dubai Duty Free has made a record business of 13 million in 2005, on the basis of average daily transaction of 35,600. This indeed reflects the incredible global reputation of the organization.
The commodities available in Dubai Duty Free shops are ideal for gifting someone on occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day. A wide range of exclusive perfumes, soft furnishings, cosmetics, home appliances, pens and lighters are bound to tally with the taste and likes of all individuals. The amazing commercial achievements of the Dubai Duty Free shops have earned them the Raven Fox Gala Awards in Singapore as the ‘Middle East Travel Retailer of the Year' for the sixth consecutive year.
Dubai Duty Free shops at the Ra's al-Khaimah and Sharjah International Airport are worth-mentioning for the wide variety of goods they retain for the travelers. Te types of goods present tin these shops speaks a lot about the type of customers who frequent them and their tastes, which contribute a lot in the offering a different shopping experience altogether.
