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In China, Online Singles Day Shopping Brings Record Sales

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A Chinese holiday called Singles day brought in record sales again Wednesday, with millions of buyers flocking to e-commerce site Alibaba and other stores to take advantage of special sales. It started in the 1990s as a way for single people in China to celebrate being single - the opposite of Valentine’s Day. Since then the holiday has transformed into a celebration of consumerism with stores and e-commerce sites offering huge sales. “I think the original idea is to try and get people...

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