‘Tis the season for so many festive things – that includes shopping and more shopping!
On Nov. 16, invited guests got to start their holiday season early at an amazing affair hosted by Google. The festive spirit was celebrated in style with the showcase event that shared the best ways to shop, trending holiday gifting ideas, food features to inspire you, travel tips to help you save time, and much more.
Here are favorite things that even Santa will agree will simply bring joy to the holidays for all!
Holiday gifting and shopping easier with new AR features, the ability to find deals, and of course, the annual Google Shopping Holiday 100 – a list that predicts trending gifts this holiday season, and more.
The Holiday 100: This amazing list of predictions of the 100 most popular gift categories for the holiday season according to trending Google searches. This year, top categories span everything from Pickleball equipment to earbuds to mushroom lamps. Some trends that we love include Paddletek Phoenix G6 Pickleball Paddle, Pillowfort’s Weighted Plush Dinosaur and Oura’s Smart Ring Gen3.
Black Owned Friday: This year, Grammy award-winning artist Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, who wrote a new original musical track for Black-owned Fridy, helps bring holiday joy with the annual guide to shopping Black-owned on Black Friday. The track features Flo Milli and is brought to life in a shoppable, interactive music video and visual guide, featuring more than 100 products from 70+ Black-owned businesses.
AR Beauty: A new photo library featuring 150 models representing a diverse spectrum of skin tones, ages, genders, face shapes and skin types to help you accurately test over 2,000 foundation shades from a wide selection of brands.
AR Shoes: A new AR experience for sneakers, allowing you to spin, zoom and see shoes in your space from brands like Saucony, Vans and Merrell.
