Chinese consumers scrimp and save on Singles' Day
Signs so far show Singles' Day, China's biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains. Singles' Day is focused on Nov. 11, or 11-11, but it starts weeks earlier. Retail da…
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Signs so far show Singles' Day, China's biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains. Singles' Day is focused on Nov. 11, or 11-11, but it starts weeks earlier. Retail da…
HONG KONG (AP) Signs so far show Singles Day, China s biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains. Singles D…
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