Shoppers make hay from Double 12 gala

Why have one shopping gala when you can have two?

Just a month after yet another record-breaking Singles Day festival, businesses are enticing shoppers to continue their spending spree in brick-and-mortar stores, offering perks of all kinds.

Over 1 million merchants in China and around the globe got in on the action on Tuesday, drawing smart phone-wielding crowds to restaurants, hypermarkets, movie theaters and hair salons by halving prices on select items and services.