This new form of live e-commerce established itself as a core feature of China’s Singles’ Day.” Analysts had long depended on Alibaba’s sales figure to gauge the health of China’s economy.

Singles' Day literally translates to "Bare Sticks ... opt the unofficial holiday in an attempt to drum up more online sales. In China, spikes in shopping sales were common in late September ...

Singles’ Day, or “bare sticks” day as it is known in China, is the largest online shopping day of the year globally, with $9.3 billion in sales recorded last year. But what is it all about?

Jacob Cooke, CEO of WPIC, a marketing firm that helps Western companies sell online in China, says ultra-deep discounts will be less commonplace than in past Singles’ Day sales. “We’re going ...

HANGZHOU, China--Alibaba sales for its post-COVID-19 Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza hit $74 billion, a haul that was overshadowed by a 10 percent drop in its shares on Wednesday after China ...

In contrast, Apple's main rival in China, Huawei Technologies, recorded a 7% sales growth, fueled by price cuts on its Pura 70 and Mate 60 models. Xiaomi's sales volume fell 6% year-on-year.

It's all happening during an unofficial Chinese holiday called “Singles' Day.” Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Tech $14 billion. That’s how much Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce ...

Singles Day in China is the world’s largest annual shopping extravaganza. Its creator, the e-commerce giant Alibaba, is now exporting the event to the rest of the world as part of its push to ...

China's annual Singles Day shopping festival has again seen Apple's iPhone sales decline year over year. Shoppers in China can get a deal on the iPhone 16 ahead of Singles Day, as Apple's ...

Singles' Day, China's one-day shopping extravaganza on e-commerce giant Alibaba, is the biggest shopping event globally – bigger than Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined in the US ...