Business

31 countries visit Great Cebu Sale

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\A.jpg

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

CEBU CITY – Today is the last day of The Great Cebu Sale 2020 and based on the data gathered, around 31 countries visited the website mostly from the Philippines, United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom and Qatar that generated 48,800-page views and 7,900 visitors.

According to the survey conducted by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA)-Cebu Chapter that the sites of travel & tourism are the most accessed by GCS visitors followed by electronics, food and beverage (F&B), lifestyle and home essentials with 64-percent of the merchants increased their sales performance up to 20-percent as of Monday.

PRA-Cebu Chapter president Chester Lim said that the GCS was also conducted inside the mall with as much as 50-percent discounts from merchants, cost-saving deals at hotels/resorts, latest finds in fashion store, cravings at go-to restaurants and more.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\LIM.jpg

Philippine Retailers Association (Cebu Chapter) President Chester Lim

Lim welcomed this development allowing Mall Sale in GCQ and MGCQ areas provided proper health Protocols will still be observed (mandatory wearing of Mask & face Shield, frequent hand washing, physical distancing and contact tracing. He enjoined everyone to visit the malls and the GCS official website at www.thegreatcebusale.com and check or take advantage of the best deals and promos in town from this biggest virtual sale of the year.

“The timing is right on time as the Great CEBU Sale will end by October 31st and this will help continue the momentum of more business activity as we are approaching the Christmas season”, Lim added and he is hopeful that in the last quarter more businesses will recover some of the losses in the 2nd and 3rd quarter due to lock down.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\1.jpg

Goldberry Suites & Hotels joins the great cebu sale 2020.

Reserve now and avail 15% discount on rooms.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\2.jpg

San Remigio Beach Club joins the first city-wide virtual sale. THE GREAT CEBU SALE 2020 from September 15 to October 31.

Stay right with us and start getting the best deals up to 50% off on room accommodation.

The Great Cebu Sale has also successfully conducted various webinars throughout the sale period to help guide businesses, retailers and consumers in the new normal with about 180 participants joined the four remaining webinars held on Oct. 12 & 13 and Oct. 19 & 20 which included the following companies: Alicia Apartelle, Cebu Primera Food Ind. Inc., Dessert Factory, Destination Specialists Cebu Inc. and Hyundai Cebu Inc.,.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\F.png

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\F1.png

Webinar Participants

Other participants included the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Metro Retail Sales Group Inc., MT Primary Food Network, Inc., Philippine Retailers Association Cebu Chapter, RC GoldLine Saleshop Corp., Twin-Bee Print Ads Corp., Republiq Group of Companies and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Cebu Grand Hotel, Lilu Advertising & Marketing Solutions, Inc., Mang Tinapay, Mezzo Hotel, Rusem International, Amethyst Boutique Hotel, Bethlehem Prime Food Ventures Inc., Bubble Tea Station, Costabella Corporation, Costabella Tropical Beach Hotel, Gaisano Capital, Isidra Comfort Cantina also had their grand promos in the webinars.

Laguna Group of Companies, Mang Tinapay (West Negros), MJ Hotel & Suites, MLDP MLR Torres Properties, Ng Khai Development Corporation, Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Sugbutel Family, Waterfront Airport Hotel & Casino, Waterworld Cebu Philippines Corp., PruLife UK, Anjo World, Island Souvenirs, Asia Pacific Network Inc., Cebu Holdings Inc., BPI, and Kandaya Resort.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\3.jpg

Lemon Grass proudly joins The Great Cebu Sale.

More amazing deals are up for grabs with our fellow homegrown brands.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\4.jpg

Looking forward to your next travel destination soon? Make it a celebration and upgrade your travel essentials as early as now!

The Great Cebu Sale brings exciting deals on these items!

Catch all these now at Ayala Center Cebu. Or better yet, let ANA Ayala Center Cebu

get it for you. Book ANA via Facebook or contact them at 0905 353 4980.

D:\2020 DESKTOP FILES\RMA NEWS\ARTICLES\ARTICLE 610 - MINERVA GREAT CEBU SALE\5.jpg

Craving for doughnuts? Grab these special deals that get you up to 45% more value at Brick Lane Doughnuts!

Deal 499 – get store credit valued at Php649.00 for Php499.00 (30% more value)

Deal 999 – get store credit valued at Php1,449.00 for Php 999.00 (45% more value – The Best Deal!!)

The GCS organizers also included weekly online raffle draw and weekly prizes include: eight pieces of Island Souvenirs Sinulog Shirts; seven pieces of Gift Certificates from Anjo World worth P500 per GC and one item from Aerophone and the weekly winners were notified via Facebook messenger and via e-mail.

Raffle winners included: Mychylle Teo, Arnie Apawan, Jean Daño, Yoraidyl Lerios, Charlton Cokaliong, Mahalia Langit, Catherine Englis, John Paul Abanilla, Anna Mary Mendez-Dacula, Mary June Son-Catipay, Jeric Malindog, Frankin Stenn Caderao, Rico Gandionco, Tatah dela Calzada, Aurea Javen, Christian Paroan, Jamaica Epino, Belinda Llanto, Juana Golo, Joanne Dosdos, Monica Lim.

C:\Users\GCPI-ROBBY\Desktop\THE GREAT CEBU SALE\PR\PRESS RELEASE RAFFLE WINNERS\I.jpg

GCS organizers conducted the weekly raffle draw online

Other winners were Dacs Vargas, Sheila Mae Cerio, Sheila Enriquez, Marlene. Bedia, Rio Calle, Jay Fernandez, Georgia Andres, Arfel Tan, Lanz Ramos, Juana Golo, Hellery Libres, Glenn Amotos, Lester Dela Torre, Desiree Ann Paro-An, Suzette Gabutina, Frankin Caderao and Casey Bartolene.

The Great Cebu Sale 2020 was organized in collaboration with the Resort & Restaurant Association of Cebu, Inc. (HRRACI); Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Cebu Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CFCCC); Hardware Consolidated, Inc. (HCI); Cebu Alliance of Tour Operation Specialists, Inc. (CATOS); Cebu Business Club (CBC) and the Mactan Export Processing Zone Chamber of Exporters and Manufacturers (MEPZCEM).

The organizers of GCS 2020 thanked its sponsorsAnjo World, Island Souvenirs, Ng Khai, Alcordo Advertising, Twin Bee Print Ads, Wee Doo, Lalamove, Angkas, Expree, Mober, Foodpanda, GlobeMyBusiness, RD Pawnshop, Aerophone and Uratex.