China retailA clothing store is wrapped in a ribbon and a Smart car offered as a prize to promote Christmas shopping at a luxury mall in the CBD ( Central Business District ) in Beijing , China 07 December 2009 . Economists will be watching Chinese shoppers over the Christmas and New Year period for signs of an uptick in consumption as this traditional highpoint of the retail calendar in the West is showing scant signs of recovery . EPA / ADRIAN BRADSHAW < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >