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Singles' Day (11.11)

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales begin

The biggest shopping extravaganza in the world kicks off in China.

 

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Alibaba launched Singles’ Day shopping festival eight years ago. This year’s sales are set to hit a record US$25.3b on its e-commerce platforms. 00:26
Singles' Day (11.11)
Singles’ Day sales set new record
November 11, 2017
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Alibaba launched Singles’ Day shopping festival eight years ago. This year’s sales are set to hit a record US$25.3b on its e-commerce platforms.  ...02:28
Singles' Day (11.11)
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Online shoppers spent a record 120.7 billion yuan (US$17.8 billion) through Alibaba Group Holdings’ e-commerce platforms during this year's Singles' Day frenzy, with president Michael Evans saying...02:43
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Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, and other Chinese e-commerce firms holding Singles’ Day shopping events together saw underwhelming sales during the festival’s final stretch, in...02:07
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November 11, 2022
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China’s e-commerce platform Alibaba racked up 498.2 billion yuan (US$74.1 billion) in sales between November 1 and 11, 2020. The online shopping festival, which falls on November 11 every year, is...03:02
Singles' Day (11.11)
Singles’ Day 2020: US$74.1 billion in sales
November 11, 2020
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As the world’s largest online shopping festival, China’s Singles’ Day is known for its steep discounts on everything from daily necessities to luxury items and even apartments. Chinese e-commerce...01:48
Singles' Day (11.11)
Goods rushed through warehouses as China’s Singles’ Day sales soar
November 11, 2020
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The sales of the world’s largest consumer sales event- Singles’ Day- exceeded US$30.8 billion, the highest in the event’s 10-year history.  02:21
Singles' Day (11.11)
China’s Singles’ Day sales reached US$30.8 billion
November 11, 2018
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