China’s biggest e-commerce platforms issued a raft of numbers showing robust sales growth during the country’s biggest annual online shopping gala, belying concerns about the malaise dogging the world’s No.

SHANGHAI >> China’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group said it recorded “robust growth” in sales and a “record number” of shoppers over this year’s Singles’ Day sales period, a weeks-long event that ended at midnight on Monday.

China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group said it recorded "robust growth" in sales and a "record number" of shoppers over this year's Singles' Day sales period, a weeks-long event that ended at midnight on Monday.

China’s e-commerce firms reported an increase in the number of shoppers and a growth in sales for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, although final figures were not publicly revealed

Singles Day sales period ever. WHEN DID THE IDEA OF SINGLES DAY ORIGINATE? The idea for Singles Day had originated at China's Nanjing University back in 1993 and was originally called "Bachelor's Day.

China officially marks its start to Single's day. Jacob Cooke of WPIC Marketing and technologies says most purchases are made on 11/11 despite the shopping holiday getting longer and longer each year.