Short answer on GSS 2026: there is no islandwide Great Singapore Sale any more. The Singapore Retailers Association stopped organising the GSS after 2022, and has since replaced it with the Singapore Retail Festival — the 2026 edition ran 4–26 July, with festival grounds at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza over three themed weekends. That means no single June-to-August sale window and no centralised launch date: malls and retailers now run their own promotions on their own calendars. This guide explains what actually changed, plus the 8 brand categories still worth watching — Takashimaya, Tangs, Apple Singapore, Sephora + Watsons, Uniqlo + Zara, Best Denki + Courts, Books Kinokuniya, and mall-wide events at VivoCity, Jewel, MBS, Ion and Paragon — with a discount-stacking method and tourist GST refund steps.
