This day marks the celebration Singles Day11/11. Courtesy Black Friday, it has become one of the most exciting online shopping events. It originated in China, but it has crossed these borders and now a large number of stores and e-commerce platforms around the world are offering deals to users.
This is how Singles’ Day was born
Singles’ Day has its origins in 90s, more precisely at Nanjing University. This emerged as a response from those without a partner to the popular Valentine’s Day. The date 11/11 was chosen because the number one represents a single and unique person.
What was initially an informal festival, without commercial character, This changed significantly in 2009.. That’s when Alibaba, the Asian e-commerce giant, took advantage of the popular appeal it was counting on and made a day of shopping out of it.
In 2009, sales amounted to $7.8 million, but in 2021, impressive figures were achieved, even higher than Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Nothing less than $139 billion in sales.
Now, platforms around the world They offer discounts on this day and in fact, retail giants are already preparing special offers ahead of Black Friday and the Christmas period. Although in principle it is only one day, there are platforms that offer up to 11 continuous days of discounts.
These are not exclusively offers on electronic products, but of all kinds. It’s possible find good opportunities in technology as well as in fashion or toys. Even the luxury sector also takes advantage of this day to offer great opportunities.
The recorded sales volume makes the most powerful e-commerce platforms be reinforced for this datesince they must provide a good experience to customers and prevent them from crashing or experiencing malfunctions. As you can see, Singles’ Day is another event for which we need to stock up.
So, if you are thinking of renewing any of your devices, stay tuned, because Many offers will be released next Tuesday on platforms such as Amazon, AliExpress, Temu, SHEIN or Miravia. Remember to compare prices and find out how much these items cost before the Singles Day deals, as in many cases these discounts are not significant or directly there has been a previous price increase and a later drop to give the impression of a good deal. .
