Alibaba's Singles' Day sales up 60% to more than $14bn
by Agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#T9R6)
Chinese e-commerce giant says more than 1.7 million people, 400,000 vehicles and 200 aircraft will be involved in deliveries
Alibaba Group's sales for its Singles' Day shopping festival have topped $14bn (9bn), a 60% rise on the Chinese e-commerce giant's performance a year ago.
The numbers were boosted this year by adding the sales from various new channels, including its affiliates and investees. Overall sales on Wednesday reached 91.2bn yuan ($14.3bn/9.4bn).