China’s Singles Day: The made-up festival

December 18, 2016Artis Modus

The biggest shopping day on the global calendar is now 11 November.

But how did a made-up festival in China turn into such a bonanza with sales of over $14bn (£11bn) last year?

Produced by Simeon Patterson & Simon Atkinson

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