Grand Kerala Shopping Festival

Grand Kerala Shopping Festival
ഗ്രാന്‍ഡ് കേരള ഷോപ്പിംഗ് ഫെസ്റ്റിവല്‍
StatusActive
GenreShopping festival
Begins22 December[1]
Ends5 February
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Kerala
CountryIndia
Years active7
Inaugurated2007-2008[2]
FounderKerala Government
Most recent2013-2014
AreaKerala
Organised byGovernment of Kerala
Websitehttps://www.shoppingfestival.in/

Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) is an annual shopping event in Kerala, India. The festival is conducted by Kerala's Tourism Department in co-ordination with the Industries & Commerce Department, Finance Department and Local Self Government Department. Through this shopping festival, the Kerala Government intends to transform the State into a hub for international shopping experience and there by Launch "Shopping Tourism" in the state. In the process, the brand image of Kerala Tourism would go a long way to help upgrade the infrastructure of traditional marketing center in Kerala.[3]

  1. ^ "Over 1 Crore GKSF Coupons Disbursed". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GKSF begins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "About Grand Kerala Shopping Festival". Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.