Sales and outlets
The Spanish sales calendar is still a fiesta: January-February and July-August, with the whole city genuinely discounted in the same shop windows as always.
The dates that matter
Winter sales from early January and summer sales from early July: the first weeks have sizes and the last weeks have prices. Your size sets the arithmetic.
The out-of-town outlets
Brand villages sit at the city's gates, with direct bus or commuter-train links from the center: a full shopping day with permanent discount. Check the map before committing the day.
Second-hand as outlet
Raval vintage and the flea markets are the city's real outlet: brand pieces at nothing prices if you have an eye. Patience is the only hard currency.