Online shoppers in China celebrate Singles Day
In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day, ” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce.
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- Delivery workers sort parcels for their customers in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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- A giant screen showing a total sales transacted of e-commerce giant Alibaba, as the gross merchandise value has exceeded RMB 111.1 billion (US$16.3 billion) on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles’ Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A woman walks at an exhibition during the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo, Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, left, and Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma, center, attend an evening gala on the eve of the Singles Day online shopping festival in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province. China’s online shoppers are engaging in a rare bright spot for its cooling economy — a quirky holiday dubbed “Singles Day” that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. The country’s biggest e-commerce brand, Alibaba Group, said Friday sales by the thousands of retailers on its platforms passed 62.6 billion yuan ($9 billion) in the first 10 hours of the day. (Chinatopix Via AP)
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- Workers at the ZTO Express logistic delivery centre process packages one day before China’s Singles Day, traditionally the busiest day for online shopping in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. China’s so-called Singles Day, is traditionally the world’s biggest online shopping day of the year, and this year is widely expected to be even busier than normal. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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- Attendees watch the start of the Singles Day online shopping festival just past midnight with a screen showing the transaction volume in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. China’s online shoppers are engaging in a rare bright spot for its cooling economy – a quirky holiday dubbed “Singles Day†that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. The country’s biggest e-commerce brand, Alibaba Group, said Friday sales by the thousands of retailers on its platforms passed 62.6 billion yuan ($9 billion) in the first 10 hours of the day. (Chinatopix Via AP)
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- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma speaks on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma speaks on “Singles Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma speaks on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A giant screen showing a total sales transacted of e-commerce giant Alibaba on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A giant screen showing a total sales transacted of e-commerce giant Alibaba, on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles’ Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A Chinese worker looks up near screens displaying the movement of packages around China at the JD.com command center in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma speaks on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A screen showing a total sales transacted of e-commerce giant Alibaba, on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A screen showing a total sales transacted of e-commerce giant Alibaba on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A Chinese man takes photos with his mobile phone near a display showing the movement of packages around China at the JD.com command center in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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- A robot is displayed for a smart home at an exhibition during the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- An attendant wearing a viewer headset, matches the boxes as she demonstrates the augmented reality intelligent at an exhibition during the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- A man wearing a viewer headset experiences augmented reality intelligent for shopping at an exhibition during the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma smiles on the “Singles’ Day” global online shopping festival in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. In a bright spot for China’s cooling economy, online shoppers spent billions of dollars Friday on “Singles Day,” a quirky holiday that has grown into the world’s busiest day for e-commerce. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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