Another Big Shopping Holiday Is Probably Coming to the US

Singles' Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here's why '11/11' may catch on in the US

On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine's Day has exploded into the world's largest shopping event: Singles' Day.

Another big shopping holiday is probably coming to the US

On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has exploded into the world’s largest shopping event: Singles’ Day.

Singles’ Day, a $150B holiday in China, will catch on in the US

On November 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has exploded into the world’s largest shopping event: Singles’ Day. The date, 11/11, was chosen because the four ones resemble “bare sticks,” Chinese slang for singles. Today, the […] The post Singles’ Day, a $150B holiday in China, will catch on in the US appeared first on Asia T…

Singles’ day is thriving in China. Will America welcome this new holiday?

Half of American adults are unmarried, and half of those singles aren’t seeking a relationship

Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I think ‘11/11’ will catch on in the US

On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has exploded into the world’s largest shopping event: Singles’ Day. The date, 11/11, was chosen because the four ones resemble “bare sticks,” Chinese slang for singles. Today, the holiday generates more than US$150 billion in annual sales, exceeding those on Black Friday and Amazon Pr…

Sudan Red safety scandal rocks China ahead of Singles’ Day

China’s beauty industry has been jolted by a safety scare just as Singles’ Day promotions gather pace. Consumer testing channel Dad Lab (老爸测试) reported finding traces of a banned industrial dye, Sudan Red (苏丹红), in several skincare and makeup products, igniting a public safety scandal over ingredient safety and supply-chain transparency. #MultipleBrandsRespondToSudanRedFindings# gets over 5.3 million views on Weibo Sudan dyes are synthetic colo…