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E-Tailing

Nov 13, 20183 min read

Singles’ Day boosts Korean brands

China’s massive Singles’ Day shopping spree provided a huge boost to Korean retailers, with some companies posting their highest sales figures ever. Since 2009, Chinese retail giant Alibaba Group has transformed Singles’ Day, which falls on Nov. 11, into an…

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E-Tailing

Nov 14, 20174 min read

11/11: everything you need to know about Singles’ Day

It is that time of the year again. China’s – and the world’s – biggest online shopping event is about to take place on 11 November. Known as Singles’ Day, Alibaba and its founder, Jack Ma, transformed the de facto holiday from an ‘anti-Valentine’s Day’ for…