A Chinese holiday that began as a joke has become the biggest online shopping day in the world, crushing even Cyber Monday and Black Friday — and this year's event already annihilated 2014's spending record. Singles' Day started as an ironic anti-Valentine's Day celebration of people who aren't in relationships; it isn't a traditional holiday in China.
A Joke Holiday In China Just Shattered The Record For The World's Biggest Online Shopping Day Ever
OnlineEditor@theweek.com (Jeva Lange), The Week
Wed, 11/11/2015 - 8:14am
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