Holidays and shopping go hand-in-hand, as consumers are looking to buy gifts for loved ones and to take advantage of seasonal sales and promotions. Traditional holidays like Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas have long been highly-profitable periods, and retailer-invented holidays like Cyber Monday, Alibaba’s Singles’ Day and Google’s Great Online Shopping Festival are now starting to take hold in different global markets. This infographic by Sociomantic Labs shows consumer spending habits for some of the world’s most celebrated shopping holidays around the world.
