Singles' Day (11.11)

Ratio's robotic arm, powered by Alibaba's cloud and payment services, allows customers to place coffee and cocktail orders via their smartphones. Photo: Handout

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It was half-past midnight on November 12, and Alibaba had just announced a record-breaking US$30.8 billion in e-commerce purchases for Singles’ Day 2018.

16 Nov 2018 - 6:11am

A shopper makes the most of Black Friday sales, the day after Thanksgiving when the Christmas shopping season kicks into high gear, in New York City on November 24, 2017. From shopping dominating traditional festivals to festivals dedicated to shopping, it’s a sign of our consumerist times. Photo: AFP

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15 Nov 2018 - 7:00pm

Singles’ Day is no longer just a commercial event, but an indicator of consumer sentiment and changing consumption demographics. Photo: Simon Song

Singles’ Day record signals sales shift for internet generation

14 Nov 2018 - 10:49pm 1

A Chinese man claims to have bought a live peacock, pig and giant salamander online after getting drunk on Singles’ Day. Photo: Handout

‘Drunk’ Chinese Singles’ Day shopper buys live pig, peacock and giant salamander

13 Nov 2018 - 9:56pm 5

American singer Mariah Carey performs during Alibaba’s Singles’ Day gala in Shanghai – an event that marked the Chinese e-commerce conglomerate’s 10th annual November 11 online shopping day. Photos: Alibaba

What it’s like to be at Alibaba’s Singles’ Day 24-hour shopping event

13 Nov 2018 - 3:02pm

‘Post-90s’ generation dominates consumer spending in Singles’ Day 11.11 shopping festival

‘Post-90s’ generation dominates 11.11 festival

13 Nov 2018 - 6:04pm

China’s Singles’ Day sales reached US$30.8 billion

China’s Singles’ Day sales reached US$30.8 billion

12 Nov 2018 - 2:44pm 2

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales begin

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales begin

11 Nov 2018 - 3:11am

Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba Group, making a speech in Shanghai after the 2018 Singles’ Day Shopping Festival ended at midnight on Sunday, setting a record of 213.5 billion yuan. Photo: Simon Song

Alibaba sets record US$30.8 billion in Singles’ Day sales

12 Nov 2018 - 7:57pm 121

How Singles’ Day has helped Alibaba ascend on an AI-powered cloud in China

Shopping frenzy helps Alibaba build billion-dollar cloud business

10 Nov 2018 - 7:20pm

Five Singles’ Day (11.11) hacks to help you save time and money, and make good choices

Beat the rush: five Singles’ Day (11.11) hacks to save time and money

10 Nov 2018 - 12:37pm

10 years on: Singles’ Day is ‘Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Black Friday all wrapped into one’

Shoppers gear up for 10th anniversary of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day

10 Nov 2018 - 7:21pm 4

Who will turn up at this year’s star-studded Tmall Double 11 Carnival Night?

Who will turn up at this year’s star-studded Tmall Double 11 Carnival Night?

10 Nov 2018 - 5:32am

Five ways Singles’ Day differs from Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Singles’ Day: five ways it differs from US Black Friday, Cyber Monday

9 Nov 2018 - 6:32pm

So how does a Chinese man prove his love to a woman on Singles’ Day? By buying her some Yves Saint Laurent lipstick, or an iPhone X. Photo: Shutterstock

Why Chinese lovers splurge on luxury goods on Singles’ Day

9 Nov 2018 - 4:28pm

A poster for Tmall Singles’ Day global shopping festival at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song

Buicks, Burberry scarves snapped up in China as Singles’ Day nears

9 Nov 2018 - 5:23pm 1

US-China trade war is the ‘most stupid thing in the world’, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

US-China trade war ‘most stupid thing in the world’, says Jack Ma

6 Nov 2018 - 2:39pm 55

JD.com apologises for sexist marketing campaign as Singles’ Day shopping event nears

JD.com apologises for sexist marketing campaign as Singles’ Day nears

31 Oct 2018 - 3:25pm

A JD.com sign is seen during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, in December last year. China’s second largest e-commerce company saw its US-listed shares drop after reporting lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday. Photo: Reuters

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2 Mar 2018 - 8:01pm

Tonglu, with a population of about 400,000, is home to four of the biggest courier companies in China. The four companies together delivered more packages than the entire US combined.

How online shopping made Tonglu China’s happiest county

16 Feb 2018 - 7:02am 1

It is not just the cold weather that has kept Hong Kong shoppers indoors these past few weeks. More and more consumers are now shopping on their mobile phones and laptops. Photo: Felix Wong

As more and more consumers go online – so must businesses

19 Jan 2018 - 8:28pm 1

China’s retail numbers for November saw a slight drop from October, despite high Singles’ Day sales. Photo: Reuters

Singles’ Day fails to boost November sales figures in China

14 Dec 2017 - 11:28pm 2

Employees scan boxes and parcels at the logistic centre of an express delivery company, after the Singles’ Day online shopping festival, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Photo: Reuters

China cross-border online retail spending to top US$100b

15 Nov 2017 - 11:00pm

JD.com has rebounded from the net loss a year ago in the third quarter ended September, thanks to 38.5 per cent jump in online sales. Photo: Reuters

JD.com rebounds from loss with hefty third-quarter profit

13 Nov 2017 - 11:02pm

A total of 1.48 billion transactions were processed by Alipay during the 24 hour period on November 11

Spend too much on Singles’ Day? Now you can crowdsource your bill

14 Nov 2017 - 3:33pm 1

An electronic screen at a T-Mall exhibition showcases online fitting during the Singles’ Day in Shanghai on November 11, 2017. Photo: AFP

Explainer: What is the big deal about gross merchandise volume?

13 Nov 2017 - 4:38pm

This year’s over US$25 billion shopping extravaganza is being seen as a litmus text for how traditional retailers can operate in the age of e-commerce

Here are 168 billion reasons why the future of retailing is in China

13 Nov 2017 - 12:03pm

Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group Holding, has ambitious plans to grow the group’s international business. Photo: Handout

Meet the man whose job is to make Singles’ Day a global occasion

12 Nov 2017 - 10:40pm

In a city with one shopping centre per square mile, visits to stores have always been preferred, but that is changing with the relentless march of e-commerce

Singles’ Day helps Hong Kong consumers warm to online shopping

13 Nov 2017 - 11:54am 2

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