Sunday 6 December 2009

Stores Show Off Their Holiday Windows


Tis the season for stylish, witty holiday windows ready to delight shoppers of all ages. Above is a "letters to Santa" display window at Macy's in New York City, where window-shopping is a holiday tradition for millions. The New York Times has an overview of stores' holiday decorations here.

Posh Saks Fifth Avenue included Windows 7 in one of its holiday displays, posting live tweets in the huge window--with unexpected (and unintended) consequences when Apple fans began poking fun at Microsoft.

Here's the Harrods Emerald City lights display. And here's a taste of one Fortnum & Mason's holiday window.

London's famed Oxford Street and Regency Street holiday light displays were turned on at the same time this year, in a ceremony featuring the stars of Disney's A Christmas Carol, a neat bit of marketing and good timing.