Debt: The secret sauce of Alibaba’s Singles Day success
The blood spilled on Singles Day (aka Double 11) by “hand-choppers”—Chinese slang for shopaholics—has long dried. But for many happy shoppers, especial…
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JD saw RMB 127.1b volume during Singles’ Day, and more about Q3 report
As Singles’ Day concluded last weekend, JD.com saw its transaction volume at RMB 127.1 billion (roughly $19.1 billion) during the sales period from Nov…
Video: Confessions of Singles’ Day handchoppers
Alibaba saw a record-breaking GMV totaling RMB 168.2 billion ($25.3 billion) in its sales on Singles' Day. Behind that are the "handchoppers"—shopaholi…
You can buy what?! 5 crazy things for sale on Taobao
With Singles Day fast approaching, many are drawing up a shopping list in preparation for the online shopping extravaganza. Perhaps you are a multimill…
The past, present and future of the world largest shopping spree
This is just a small part of our coverage of the world's largest consumption orgy that is Singles Day. Stay tuned the rest of the week as we prepare fo…
Alibaba kicks off Singles’ Day shopping festival, aims to drive people offline
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba kicked off its annual "Singles' Day" shopping spree—China's equivalent of Black Friday—today. This year will mark the …
Alibaba and JD gear up for China’s Single’s Day shopping frenzy
China’s largest shopping craze Double 11 (aka Single’s Day) is set to kick off on November 11th, and the country’s e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD are…
China’s couriers raise price ahead of Single’s Day shopping frenzy
Prior to the Single’s Day shopping craze, China’s two major courier services ZTO Express and Yunda Express announced this week that they are raising pr…
Chinese e-commerce companies resort to quirky shopping festivals to reinvigorate retail
China’s e-commerce boom over the past decade is gradually turning the Middle Kingdom into a country filled with people who identified themselves as “ha…
Highlights Of Alibaba’s Global Shopping Festival Gala Show
Alibaba announced that more than $7 billion USD (47.5 billion RMB) of gross merchandise volume (GMV) was settled through Alipay in the first two hours …
Alibaba Unveils Omni-Channel Retail Plans for Single’s Day 2015
Alibaba Group revealed its retail plans for the 2015 Single's Day Global Shopping Festival this Tuesday, hoping to top their record breaking 2014 sal…