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Jumbo Gave Out Two Free Laptops Every Hour During Gitex 2008

DUBAI - Jumbo Electronics, gave out two laptops every hour to lucky shoppers during the just concluded GITEX event, as its mega promotion. At the same time it also celebrated its record 18-year old partnership with GITEX this year. Prizes worth Dh1,000,000 were also won during the event as part of the numerous opportunities to win fabulous prizes at stake.

Peter McElwaine, Chief Executive Officer, Jumbo Electronics, said that GITEX, the most popular IT exhibition in the region, provided Jumbo a platform to reaffirm its dominant position in the sphere of technology retailing.

“As the leader in technology retailing in the region, and the single largest IT exhibitor at GITEX Shopper, we are genuinely excited as we celebrated another year with GITEX. In fact, Jumbo has had 18 years of successful partnership with GITEX. Our association and involvement is such that we are instrumental in creating a property that makes Jumbo synonymous with GITEX. Throughout our partnership, we have seen how this event grow from strength to strength, and as it has grown so have our IT sales”, said McElwaine.

Explaining the mechanics of Jumbo’s astonishing promotion, JP Nambiar, Head - Retail, Jumbo Electronics said that a total of 138 free laptops were up for grabs during the week-long GITEX Shopper. Additionally, every customer who made a purchase was assured of a bundle prize package.