Get your child ‘Back-to-School’ with these retail offers

UAE’s leading retailers have plenty of offers and deals for the new academic year

by Zubina Ahmed

August 14, 2022

With schools re-opening for the new academic year, parents are busy prepping their kids to get back-to-school. Be it new school uniforms and stationery, summer isn’t complete without shopping before the new term begins. UAE’s leading retailers have plenty of deals and offers for those who are ready to go back-to-school, end of this month.

Apparel Group
Apparel group’s Skechers has introduced an array of smart, stylish, comfortable and trendy back-to-school shoe styles that your child will actually want to wear. The Group’s fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform 6thStreet.com has also launched the campaign with every school essential in one online shop. You can find a huge collection of school supplies like bags, shoes, stationery, sportswear, accessories and more now on the 6thStreet website. Moreover, the campaign will highlight special curations like black, white and sports shoes, character-inspired and generic bags, themed stationery and so much more. Shoppers can also find Back-to-School collections from popular brands like Skechers, Simba, Adidas, Nike, Beverly Hills Polo Club, Herschel, Tommy Hilfiger, Puma and many more.

Typo:

The Australian-born retailer Typo has introduced a special back-to-school. collection of different items. It offers products across a range of categories including travel and tech accessories, bags, lighting and décor items, novelty cards, gifts, diaries and planners, stationery kits, water bottles and much more. It is offering quirky stationery, recycled spiral notebooks starting at Dhs34, stylish tote bags and backpacks starting at Dhs109 and cute pencil cases starting at Dhs54. Typo products will be available across various locations across UAE, including The Dubai Mall, The Pointe, Ibn Battuta Mall, Deira City Center, Circle Mall, Nakheel Mall, Springs Souk, The Pointe, Bluewaters, Me’aisem City Centre, Spinneys Umm Suqueim, Mirdiff City Centre, and Burjuman.

Carrefour
Carrefour owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE – has introduced its ‘All In One Go’ campaign. It will be providing discounts of up to 50 per cent off on all the back-to-school essentials such as stationary, electronics, back packs, and clothing in-store and online. Christophe Orcet, head of Commercial and Operations of Carrefour UAE said, “For the last two years, virtual classes have affected back-to-school season enormously, with stationary sales dropping by almost 50 per cent in 2020 before it recovered slightly in 2021. Interestingly, the demand for stationary was compensated by electronics as parents prepared for home schooling with printers, toners, laptops, tablets and more. This year, we expect stationary sales to reach pre-pandemic levels as students return to the classroom and we are proud to be supporting families across the UAE.”

Géant
GMG group’s Geant has also introduced back-to-school campaign across all their supermarkets and hypermarkets in Dubai. Promising great value and variety, customers will enjoy the convenience of a dedicated section with a wide range of products including bags, bottles, lunch bags, stationery. Other high in value electronic products will also be available like laptops, headphones, iPads, and tablets. Customers can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing from Géant via popular e-commerce platforms including Instashop and Now Now.The campaign runs from August 15 to September 4.

Jumbo and Sharaf DG
Jumbo Electronics is helping everyone get ready for the new school year with Dhs600 extra on exchanging an old laptop with a new Intel laptop, and 15 per cent off on select laptops for students and teachers. Any laptop, tablet or desktop worth Dhs1000 and above makes the shopper eligible for a raffle coupon with a chance to win a laptop everyday and Dhs25,000 in school fees. Shoppers can also get special offers on other brands like Fade Fit, Zomato, Spotii, and many more at the electronics giant.

Shoppers will have the chance to win up to Dhs2m worth of prizes across all Sharaf DG stores and have the opportunity to win with purchase or take home an exciting gift. One can purchase a MacBook and enjoy 0 per cent interest for 18 or 24 months with Emirates NBD cards, and minimum purchases will earn buyers 5x air miles and a free one-year Microsoft 365 personal subscription.

Oasis Mall
Oasis Mall has back-to-school sale promotions of up to 75 per cent off and earn triple Shukran points. They also offering a range of back-to-school focussed activities for children, including a spelling bee competition on August 13. Two winners from each group will receive vouchers to spend at the mall and a certificate that will make for an excellent decorative piece at home. With 30 participants allowed in each group, families can sign up their children for free at the registration desk in Oasis Mall.