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Key global retail dates that you should add to your 2023 calendar

See which are the most important dates in global retail and prepare your fashion brand to sell at these times.

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As an ecommerce business, you know that it is vital to take advantage of shopping holidays in your target market. Having a calendar of global retail dates is therefore key to delivering your sales targets.

It’s also important to plan your marketing and advertising strategies, promotions and sales events well in advance. After all, successful campaigns don’t happen overnight!

That’s why we have put together a comprehensive list of global retail dates for 2023. You can add these key dates to your business calendar and use it to plan:

  • Marketing campaigns
  • Social media content
  • Promotions and discounts
  • New product launches
  • Giveaways and competitions 

January 

1st – New Year’s Day

16th – Blue Monday

22nd – Chinese New Year

26th – Australia Day

February

1st – LGBT History Month begins UK)

1st – Black History Month begins (US)

4th – World Cancer Awareness Day

14th – Valentine’s Day

17th – Random Act of Kindness Day

21st – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras

March

8th – International Women’s Day

17th – St Patrick’s Day

19th – Mother’s Day (UK)

20th – First Day of Spring

20th – International Day of Happiness

22nd – Ramadan begins

26th – British Summer Time starts

April

1st – April Fool’s Day

7th – World Health Day

7th-10th – Easter weekend

22nd – Earth Day

May

1st – Mental Health Awareness Month begins

5th – Cinco de mayo

7th – World Laughter Day

13th – World Cocktail Day

14th – Mother’s Day (US / World)

June

1st – LGBTQ Pride Month begins

5th – World Environment Day

18th – Father’s Day

21st – Summer Solstice / Start of Summer

21st – 25th June – Glastonbury Festival (UK)

30th – World Social Media Day

July

1st – Canada Day

4th – US Independence Day

14th – Bastille Day (France)

20th – FIFA Women’s World Cup begins

30th – International Friendship Day

August

19th – World Photography Day

September

1st – Back to School Time

4th – Labour Day (US)

5th – International Charity Day

17th – Oktoberfest begins

23rd – Last day of Summer

October

1st – Black History Month begins (UK)

10th – World Mental Health Day

31st – Halloween

November

1st – November month begins

1st – World Vegan Day

12th – Diwali

13th – World Kindness Day

19th – International Men’s Day

24th – Black Friday

25th – Small Business Saturday

27th – Cyber Monday

28TH – Giving Tuesday 

December

1st – Countdown to Christmas begins

7th – Hanukkah begins

9th – Christmas Jumper Day

11th Green Monday

14th – National Free Shipping Day (US)

22nd – First Day of Winter

25th – Christmas Day

26th – Boxing Day (UK)

31st – New Year’s Eve

We hope that this calendar of key shopping dates has sparked some creative campaign ideas. Now it is time to choose the holidays that are most relevant to your brand and market, and make the most of 2023!

In addition to killer marketing campaigns, your brand needs a cutting-edge sales platform to supercharge your wholesale business. Contact our team for a demo of BLANC to discover how you can combine our B2B platform with your marketing strategy to boost your global sales.

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