Singles Day, now an 11-day shopping season, once again smashed sales records for China’s major e-commerce platforms. But are shoppers tired?
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Singles Day from the trenches: the king of pre-sales
A TechNode reporter takes on 30 million Singles Day livestreaming shoppers in a race to buy discount hand cream from the Lipstick King.
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China’s Singles Day sales top RMB 332 billion across platforms
Chinese e-commerce giants including Alibaba and JD.com have announced new record-breaking sales for Singles Day, the 11-day shopping extravaganza that ended Wednesday at midnight. Why it matters: Singles Day, typically a 24-hour event, has evolved into a weeks-long shopping festival. Alibaba, credited with popularizing the promotion, extended the event this year by creating two shopping […]
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China’s Singles Day sales growth bounces back to 30%
JD Internet Hospital orders for services like health checkups, vaccines, and cosmetic surgery increased 45 times in the first hour.
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Alibaba’s Singles Day sales reach $26.4 billion in first 12 hours
It took 96 seconds for sales across Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms to reach $1.43 billion.
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Alibaba eyes lower-tier, overseas markets to power Singles Day growth
More than 500 million users are expected to participate in this year’s promotion.
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Livestreams on Taobao Live earn RMB 20 billion in sales on Singles Day
Livestreams are becoming a go-to option for Chinese consumers seeking new products and discounts.
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Singles Day sales begin, ed tech firms nab hefty funding: Retailheads
China is already gearing up for Singles Day, while two of the country’s largest ed-tech firms each nabbed in hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.
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Pre-Singles Day delivery chaos, produce app Yiguo goes bust: Retailheads
A troubled week for logistics companies ahead of Singles Day amid delivery driver strikes and Alibaba-backed Yunda Express’s boycott of an SEA rival.
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Beijing issues warning about false livestream ads ahead of Singles Day
Influencer e-commerce livestreams may be the next target for regulators.
