Singles Day

Singles day or Guanggun Jie is a shopping holiday popular among young Chinese people that celebrate their pride in being single. The date, November 11, was chosen because the number "1" resembles an individual who is alone.

Apple iPhone Outsells Samsung, Huawei On Alibaba’s Singles Day
Apple iPhone Outsells Samsung, Huawei On Alibaba’s Singles Day
November 12, 2018  |  Retail

Alibaba’s 24-hour Singles Day not only broke records for the Chinese eCommerce leader, but Apple emerged as the top-selling mobile phone vendor during the shopping event....

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Data Dive, Three S’s Edition: Singles Day, Swift And Settlements
Data Dive, Three S’s Edition: Singles Day, Swift And Settlements
November 12, 2018  |  Data Dive

With 49 days left in the year, there are 42 shopping days left until Christmas,  and the official sprint to the end is upon us....

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Alibaba Sets $30.8B Singles Day Sales Record
Alibaba Sets $30.8B Singles Day Sales Record
November 12, 2018  |  Retail

Alibaba has set a new Singles Day sales record, generating more than $30.8 billion during the 24-hour shopping event. In Chinese currency, gross merchandise value...

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This Weekend’s $25B Shopping Event
This Weekend’s $25B Shopping Event
November 10, 2018  |  Retail

When Singles Day launched nearly a decade ago, the then-fledgling eCommerce brand Alibaba didn’t really think they were changing the face of commerce in its...

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Alibaba’s ‘Singles Day’ Shopping Event Marks A Decade
Alibaba’s ‘Singles Day’ Shopping Event Marks A Decade
October 22, 2018  |  Retail

After starting out as an occasion celebrated by university students, China’s Alibaba helped popularize the country’s Singles Day as a retail shopping event. This year,...

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Shopping Holidays Bring In Billions For eCommerce Retailers
Shopping Holidays Bring In Billions For eCommerce Retailers
June 26, 2018  |  Retail

Holidays aren’t just for marking centuries-old traditions or historic milestones: Retailers are creating their own new-age eCommerce celebrations and bringing in big bucks in the...

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Retailers Get Creative With Shopping ‘Holidays’
Retailers Get Creative With Shopping ‘Holidays’
April 19, 2018  |  Retail

Holidays that call for shopping aren’t just limited to the traditional suspects – Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, and the winter holidays. Retailers have...

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Singles’ Day Sizzles, IPOs Fizzle And Mt. Gox Brings (More) Pain
Singles’ Day Sizzles, IPOs Fizzle And Mt. Gox Brings (More) Pain
November 17, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Singles’ Day is for Lovers (of Global eCommerce): The record set last year for Alibaba’s Singles’ Day gets crushed with this year’s $25 billion in...

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Alibaba’s Singles Day Tops $25B, Crushing 2016 Record
Alibaba’s Singles Day Tops $25B, Crushing 2016 Record
November 13, 2017  |  International

Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese eCommerce giant, saw gross merchandise volume of $25.3 billion for this year’s Singles Day Global Shopping Festival, up 39 percent...

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