Singles Day

12 Nov 2021
Alibaba Group group says its 11.11 Singles Day shopping festival saw goods worth a record $84.5bn (£63.1bn) sold via its platform. The...
11 Nov 2021
Today is Singles’ Day – 11-11-21 – and in many ways this event imported from China kicks of the UK’s peak trading season...
10 Nov 2021
Ahead of Black Friday, Singles’ Day (11th November) is set to bring sales of £1.7bn to the UK
21 Oct 2021
Alibaba Group first held its first Singles Day event in 2009 with 27 traders. This year, more than 290,000 brands are taking part, with...
12 Nov 2020
Singles’ Day, while now a truly international event, naturally focusses attention on China and its immense ecommerce market – and this year it didn’t disappoint...
11 Nov 2020
Singles’s Day 2020 has beaten all records, notching up £42bn in sales across its official 24 hour run, benefiting both domestic Chinese and overseas merchants.
6 Nov 2019
Despite many British shoppers having never heard of Singles’ Day, the shopping event – taking place this year on 11th November – is predicted to see almost...
12 Nov 2018
Chinese shoppers turned out in force for this year’s Singles Day, according to updates from JD.com and Alibaba Group. Here are our top...