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Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has said its $38 billion (£29.6 billion) Singles Day event “hasn’t even reached my expectation” despite breaking records.

Jack Ma says $38bn Singles Day “missed expectations” as Alibaba gains approval for HK listing

November 14, 2019

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Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has said its $38 billion (£29.6 billion) Singles Day event “hasn’t even reached my expectation” despite breaking records. Singles Day, which took place earlier this week,…

Alibaba has made a landmark push into Europe seeking to challenge Amazon’s dominance by undercutting sellers’ fees by nearly half.

Alibaba’s Singles Day made more than Black Friday in 1 hour, here’s what the experts say

November 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

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This year’s Singles Day shopping event has now come to a close, once again blitzing records to see over $38 billion (£29.6 billion) sold across Alibaba’s platforms in 24-hours. The…

Alibaba has raked in a whopping $23 billion (£17.9 billion) in just nine hours as its Singles Day Shopping event attracts millions of shoppers.

Alibaba’s Singles Day makes a staggering $1bn in first minute

November 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

11.11, Alibaba, Amazon, Jack Ma, Singles Day, Taylor Swift

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Alibaba has raked in a whopping $23 billion (£17.9 billion) in just nine hours as its Singles Day Shopping event attracts millions of shoppers. Singles Day, also known as 11.11,…

Singles Day grew at its lowest rate since it started this year at just 26 per cent, suggesting that its dominance could have reached its peak.

Alibaba smashes expectations to see 40% revenue jump ahead of IPO

November 4, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Alibaba, Daniel Zhang, Jack Ma, Singles Day

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Alibaba trounced analyst expectations in its last quarter as its profits tripled despite China’s wider economy continuing to stagnate. The Chinese ecommerce giant saw revenues rise 40 per cent year-on-year…

Alibaba’s multi-billion 11.11 Singles Day event starts pre-sales as it promises to be bigger than ever

October 22, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce

11.11, Alibaba, Singles Day

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Alibaba’s annual “shopping extravaganza” started today, with the retailer promising to make to world’s biggest shopping event bigger than ever before. The 2019 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, which raked in…

Alibaba is being praised by Chinese gay communities after releasing an advert featuring same sex couples in spite of government dissuasion and censorship.

Alibaba to expand its Singles Day event to international markets for the first time

July 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Marketing

Alibaba, Amazon Prime Day, Countdown Gala Celebration, Cyber Monday, Global Shopping Festival, Singles Day

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Alibaba is planning to bring its Single’s Day shopping event to a global audience for the first time this year, as it continues to try and limit its reliance on…

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Jack Ma says $38bn Singles Day “missed expectations” as Alibaba gains approval for HK listing

Alibaba’s Singles Day made more than Black Friday in 1 hour, here’s what the experts say

Alibaba’s Singles Day makes a staggering $1bn in first minute

Alibaba smashes expectations to see 40% revenue jump ahead of IPO

Alibaba’s multi-billion 11.11 Singles Day event starts pre-sales as it promises to be bigger than ever

Alibaba to expand its Singles Day event to international markets for the first time

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