Business trendsAlibaba, online retailers eye Southeast Asian growth on ‘Singles Day’
12.12 and Black Friday give 11.11 a run for its money in Indonesia, Vietnam
Shopee is touting savings of up to 90% and throwing in free shipping for Singles Day in 2019. © Dylan Loh, Nikkei Singapore Bureau
DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer
November 8, 2019 15:23 JST
SINGAPORE – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Singles Day, the annual celebration of unbridled consumerism on Nov. 11, has a firm grip on Malaysia and Singapore, but less so in neighboring Indonesia and Vietnam, data released by online advertising solutions provider Criteo shows.