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Coverage dated November 9, 2021 to November 10, 2021

China's Singles' Day shopping extravaganza loses luster

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 2 developments

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Singles’ Day, the world’s largest online shopping festival which falls on Nov. 11 every year, is losing its shine, with less marketing hype and a crackdown

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  1. China's Singles' Day shopping fest muted amid tech crackdown

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    China's Singles' Day shopping extravaganza loses luster

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    China's Singles' Day shopping fest muted amid tech crackdown (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    HONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest online shopping day, known as “Singles’ Day” on Nov. 11, is taking on a muted tone this year as regulators crack down on the

  2. Insider

    Singles' Day kicks off on Thursday in China with a massive party. Here are 5 stats that put the scale of the world's biggest shopping festival into perspective. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Singles' Day sales in China dwarf those of Black Friday and Cyber Monday — combined.

  3. The Economist

    Will Singles’ Day, China’s Black Friday, be different this year? (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Despite the government’s tech crackdown and a focus on “common prosperity”, the consumerism will carry on

  4. KOB 4

    China's Singles' Day shopping extravaganza loses luster (opens KOB 4)

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    Tucson's feed description

    BEIJING (AP) — China’s Singles’ Day, the world’s largest online shopping festival which falls on Nov. 11 every year, is losing its shine, with less marketing hype and a crackdown

  5. Local News 8

    Singles Day strikes a cautious tone this year as China's economy slows and a tech crackdown continues (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Laura He, CNN Business Singles Day — the world’s largest annual shopping event — has kicked off in China and promises to bring in tens of billions of dollars in sales for the country’s biggest e-commerce companies. But the tone at this year’s bonanza is a lot more cautious than it has been in

  6. Al Jazeera

    China’s Singles’ Day kicks off as COVID, real estate crisis bite (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The world’s biggest shopping event is a test of consumer sentiment amid COVID outbreaks and property market jitters.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    China's Single's Day sales extravaganza begins | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Single's Day is the primary day when the Chinese buy more online than at any other time of year. Though this time Beijing has been touching the brakes a little.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    China: Single's Day sales start off slow amid crackdown on tech industry | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    China's Single's Day festival, its biggest online shopping day, started off with low sales. Experts say low demand and a crackdown on the tech industry are to blame.

  9. France 24

    China's 'Single's Day' shopping fest subdued by tech crackdown (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    China on Thursday held a subdued version of its annual "Single's Day" shopping spree, shorn of the usual boasting on sales volume as the country's chastened e-commerce sector reels under a government…

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