In this episode of Globalcast, Daphne Kasriel, Countries and Consumers Research Editor at Euromonitor, discusses global consumer spending attitudes during the holiday season in 2011. With global economic turmoil still looming, Kasriel explains marketing tactics used by retailers to attract consumer activity.

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The reasons behind retailers offering holiday discounts so early this year

If retailers will see declining consumer spending due to economic uncertainty

New trends for the holidays

The forecast for this year's sales season

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