Singles Day news and archive

Alibaba said Singles Day sales grew, but it was no bonanza

China's Singles Day, the world's largest shopping festival, concluded with Alibaba reporting positive sales growth, although full results were not disclosed. Fortune estimated the shopping spree's value at 156 billion dollars, a critical contributor to China's fourth-quarter economy, but the event may have appeared to have lost its shine....

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Brits to spend 2 billion pounds on Singles Day

British consumers are expected to slash 2 billion pounds on November 11 as UK shoppers embrace Singles Day, according to research from ParcelHero. Singles Day, which originated in China in 1993, is the world’s largest retail event and takes place on the eleventh day of the eleventh month every year. In 2022, shoppers worldwide spent 112 billion...

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Alibaba and JD.com keep Singles Day sales under wraps for first time

Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com have opted to not release any sales numbers for their annual Singles Day, possibly hinting that macroeconomic headwinds could be hitting the region and its businesses. While Alibaba said the results had delivered in line with last year’s GMV performance despite the macro challenges, JD.com said this...

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China's Singles Day shopping spree enters final stretch

China's Singles Day shopping bonanza entered its final stretch Friday, with all eyes on whether sales can top a record one trillion yuan (140 billion dollars) despite the country's struggling economy. Conceived by technology giant Alibaba, the informal holiday's title riffs on a tongue-in-cheek celebration of singlehood inspired by the four ones...

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Alibaba, JD enjoy record Singles Day despite tech crackdown

Chinese ecommerce titan Alibaba enjoyed record sales during its Singles Day shopping extravaganza, giving a much-needed boost to the firm after a torrid year in which it became the symbol of a government crackdown that hammered the country's tech sector. The firm said 540.3 billion yuan (84.5 billion dollars) was spent as China's army of...

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As Cop26 urges for climate change, the world's biggest shopping festival kicks off

On the eve that China and the U.S. signed a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the Double 11 gala, better known as Singles Day, the Alibaba annual online shopping bonanza, kicked off in China. This is the first retail event since China began clamping down on surging corporate profit and tech giants, but the contrast between the highly...

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Alibaba earnings surge 58 pct on 'Single's Day' boost

Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said Thursday that net profit increased 58 percent in the latest quarter, citing another record "Single's Day" sales promotion in November and growth in cloud computing. Net profit reached 52.3 billion yuan (7.5 billion dollars) in the October-December third quarter. Alibaba dominates China's consumer culture...

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Retail continues to grow in China despite economic challenges

China enjoyed a better-than-expected pick-up in the key retail and industrial sectors in November, data showed Monday, providing a further boost to Beijing after finally agreeing a mini trade pact with the United States last week. The readings come at the end of a tough year for the world's number two economy, which is expanding at its weakest...

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All about Allbirds’ debut on Singles' Day

New York - U.S. shoe brand Allbirds has participated in Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival for the first time. Allbirds released two special-editions of its signature sneakers to mark its debut on the Singles Day shopping event after opening its flagship store on Alibaba Group’s e-commerce platform Tmall in April. “Instead of relying on...

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Boden announces record sales on Singles' Day in China

British fashion brand Boden is celebrating success in China after record sales over the Singles' Day event on Tmall. The brand ranked number two for childrenswear brands on Tmall Global and recorded a 120 percent uplift in sales on last year. Total sales this Singles' Day were more than double than last year, added Boden, and the most popular...

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'Singles' Day' headed for record breaking sales despite China's sobering economy

Chinese consumers closed in on a new spending record Monday during the annual "Singles' Day" frenzy, the world's biggest 24-hour shopping event, which kicked off this year with a glitzy show by US megastar Taylor Swift. E-commerce leader Alibaba said that within the first 12 hours, nearly 192 billion yuan (27.4 billion US dollars) had been spent...

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Alibaba revenue jumps ahead of shopping bonanza Singles Day

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Friday posted a 54 percent boost in revenue in the second quarter and saw profits rebound ahead of Singles Day, the largest shopping holiday of the year in China. Alibaba reported a net profit of 20 billion yuan (2.9 billion USD), a 13 percent year-on-year increase, with strong revenue from its core business....