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Singles' Day (11.11)

A TikTok Shop Singles’ Day ad flashes across a large LED screen in on the streets of Bangkok. Photo: Wency Chen

Southeast Asia is the new Singles’ Day battleground as lustre fades in China

Promotions from Chinese e-commerce platforms are infiltrating people’s lives across the region, where e-commerce is seeing explosive growth.

17 Nov 2024 - 12:59PM

Alibaba, JD.com claim big win in Singles’ Day sales as consumption picks up pace

13 Nov 2024 - 12:58AM

Alibaba sees Singles’ Day campaign pay off with strong sales in major categories

12 Nov 2024 - 1:37AM

Alibaba gives sellers a sweeter deal as Singles’ Day switch-up bears fruit

China’s largest e-commerce firm was slipping in the war for consumers’ wallets. Then it reshaped its relationship with merchants.

9 Nov 2024 - 2:17PM

Amid a brutal price war in China’s e-commerce industry, Alibaba took a different tack this Singles’ Day with new merchant-friendly policies. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Alibaba’s Black Friday alternative hits US with AliExpress Singles’ Day sales

Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform is kicking off Singles’ Day sales in the US on Friday and runs through November 18.

4 Nov 2024 - 8:09PM

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

29 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales see strong demand for designer toys, pet products

Popular merchandise this year include niche products like Jellycat, a British soft toy brand that is gaining popularity among young Chinese.

29 Oct 2024 - 5:30PM

An ad for a Tmall Singles’ Day shopping carnival is broadcast at a subway station in Shanghai, October 15, 2024. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

China counts on sales season to coax cautious consumers into spending spree

Singles’ Day – China’s largest retail event – began early this year, prompting record courier activity as consumers pounce on deals.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Alibaba starts Singles’ Day direct sales, with strong demand for Apple products

The encouraging start to Singles’ Day sales for the country’s largest online retail platforms augurs well for consumer spending on the mainland.

22 Oct 2024 - 7:53PM

Apple’s iPhone 16 sees further price cuts as part of Singles’ Day promotions

Alibaba’s Tmall, JD.com and Pinduoduo introduced further iPhone 16 discounts as part of their respective Singles’ Day campaigns.

22 Oct 2024 - 2:07AM

The iPhone 16 series on display at an Apple Store in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock

JD.com issues apology to customers after Singles’ Day campaign sparks backlash

The adverse reaction to stand-up comedian Yang Li shows that JD.com underestimated how she is constantly targeted by male internet users.

18 Oct 2024 - 10:36PM

Chinese female stand-up comedian Yang Li’s Single’s Day collaboration with JD.com triggered an online backlash. Photo: Handout

Alibaba sees double-digit sales growth for Singles’ Day in Hong Kong

The rosy prediction comes on the back of a US$142-million promotion that waives delivery fees on certain orders for Taobao users in the city.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:30AM

Alibaba’s new Singles’ Day focus: protecting sellers from price wars

The e-commerce giant aims to root out ‘ineffective involution’ after Beijing warned against a race to the bottom in price and quality.

17 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo kick-start Singles’ Day promotions on same day

The e-commerce rivals’ respective promotions look to benefit from healthier consumer spending on the back of Beijing’s stimulus measures.

14 Oct 2024 - 8:29PM

Singles’ Day promotions of China’s major e-commerce players have stretched into weeks, covering sales at both online platforms and bricks-and-mortar stores. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba prepares US$5.7 billion war chest for Singles’ Day merchants

Taobao and Tmall plan to give out 30 billion yuan in consumer vouchers and use 10 billion yuan worth of resources to boost traffic amid e-commerce competition.

26 Sep 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

An advertisement for the Singles’ Day shopping event from Alibaba’s Tmall e-commerce platform at a subway station in Shanghai on November 4, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

Alibaba, Xiaohongshu boost sales in midyear shopping festival

Alibaba’s midyear shopping promotion has it going head-to-head with younger e-commerce competitors such as Xiaohongshu, China’s answer to Instagram.

15 Jun 2024 - 8:00AM

Pinduoduo heats up online price war during China’s 618 shopping festival

The budget shopping platform’s new ‘automated price-tracking system’ will enable merchants to swiftly adjust the cost of goods online during the 618 shopping festival.

1 Jun 2024 - 10:00AM

JD.com founder’s avatar debuts as host of live-streaming sessions in AI push

Richard Liu Qiangdong’s avatar is expected to host more live-streaming shows in the future, as JD.com touted that its AI-powered virtual streamers cover more than 4,000 brands.

17 Apr 2024 - 7:01AMvideocam

Alibaba reorients business, rejigs overhaul after catalogue of mistakes

Alibaba scales back an ambitious business overhaul plan and bids farewell to a turbulent year, as its founders call on employees to embrace changes.

17 Apr 2024 - 5:27PM

JD.com, Alibaba’s Taobao push ‘refund only’ policy to rival Pinduoduo’s strategy

The two e-commerce giants are taking a leaf out of the playbook of budget online retailer Pinduoduo, which has had that policy in place since 2021.

28 Dec 2023 - 10:30PM

China’s e-commerce recovery brings parcel deliveries to nearly 100 a person

Parcel deliveries reached a new high of 120 billion items this week, up 8.5 per cent from all of 2022, as e-commerce sees strong third-quarter recovery.

5 Dec 2023 - 3:00PMvideocam

A delivery man pushes a trolley with packages outside a mall during the Singles’ Day shopping festival in Beijing on November 11, 2023. Photo: AFP

Huawei’s Singles’ Day smartphone sales boost sentiment for strong fourth quarter

China’s smartphone market saw a 5 per cent bump in sales volume during the Singles’ Day shopping festival, driven by demand for handsets from local tech champion Huawei.

28 Nov 2023 - 12:50PM

A woman compares the iPhone 15 Pro and Huawei Technologies' Mate 60 Pro at an Apple Store in Shanghai on September 22, 2023. Photo: Reuters

JD.com removes veteran from retail CEO role days after Singles’ Day

JD.com CEO Sandy Xu Ran will take over leadership of JD Retail from Xin Lijun, the company announced on Wednesday.

16 Nov 2023 - 9:00PM

JD.com beats revenue estimates after discounts lure frugal shoppers

JD.com revenue rose 1.7 per cent to US$34.2 billion in the three months through September amid a price war with Alibaba and PDD.

15 Nov 2023 - 7:09PMvideocam

Huawei scrambles to boost production of Mate 60 5G smartphones to meet demand

The current production capacity for Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone cannot meet demand, resulting in wait time for orders of up to three months.

14 Nov 2023 - 9:00PM

A Huawei Technologies smartphone advertisement at Chaoyang Joy City shopping centre in Beijing. The company’s popular Mate 60 Pro 5G handset continues to experience supply shortages. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba, JD.com post Singles’ Day sales growth but withhold sales tally

Two of China’s largest e-commerce platforms have reported growth in sales and order volume during the world’s largest shopping festival, but did not disclose exact sales numbers.

13 Nov 2023 - 7:02PM

An Alibaba Group Holding advertisement for Singles’ Day at a subway station in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg

Singles’ Day 2023 sees Chinese consumers hunting for low prices, local brands

China’s e-commerce giants are counting on bargain-basement prices in their Singles’ Day campaigns to woo consumers who are reluctant to spend in the current uncertain economy.

11 Nov 2023 - 12:52PMvideocam

China’s Singles’ Day in full swing

11 Nov 2023 - 8:00AM

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Singles' Day (11.11)

Latest news and updates on China’s Singles’ Day, which is the world’s largest online shopping festival. Held on November 11 every year, the annual event is seen by many as an important barometer for economic health. In 2019, online shoppers in China spent a whopping 410 billion yuan (US$60.4 billion) in 24 hours – double what Amazon generates in an entire month.

last updated:

9 September, 2024