Singles' Day 2016: Live Updates

On November 10th & 11th, the Clavis Insight team is posting live updates and commentary about the Chinese Mega Shopping Event 'Singles Day'.

#Beauty saw some of the largest discounts on https://t.co/XAezxOKh8b on #SinglesDay; Premium offerings from #Olay with average savings 50%+
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

With just under an hour left sales figures look to hit $16.5 Bn on #SinglesDay #2016 #China #Megashopping pic.twitter.com/kEnHzwjNqR
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

Large #appliances feature prominently within the #Electronics & #Appliance promoted feature-space on https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w on #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#SinglesDay is coming to a close but #BlackFriday is coming! Be prepared with @ClavisInsight guide to #MegaShopping https://t.co/0P7K2e1LiJ
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#LOreal & #Olay amongst top featured Beauty brands on https://t.co/bzWug6ridm #SinglesDay
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#Apple & #Philips among the leaders in #Electronics category on #Double11 #SinglesDay pic.twitter.com/9Z1HyFnpsV
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

https://t.co/bzWug6ridm puts greater focus on #Electronics & #Appliances categories on #Double11, increase of 10% on #SinglesDay vs Nov 10th
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

With 4 hours left of #SinglesDay, sales have reached $15 Bn according to .@AlibabaGroup #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

https://t.co/bzWug6ridm #SinglesDay customers bought 410K #cellphones & 1.84M #computers & # office products in 1st 2 Hours #JD
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

Wow! Likely to break all previous records Alibaba Posts $1 Billion in Sales in 5 Minutes on Singles’ Day via…https://t.co/k6pIglDILz
— Niall OGorman (@Niall_OGorman) November 11, 2016

Making Black Friday in the US look like Dec 8th in Dublin #SinglesDay #boom #allthemoney https://t.co/f2Jx1qOPDD
— Clare Conway (@clareconway) November 10, 2016

https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w currently accounting for 70%+ of #SinglesDay sales volume, with https://t.co/bzWug6ridm at 19% share on #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#SinglesDay : Alibaba closes in on record sales - https://t.co/zpOfvSa44T
— Unilever eCommerce (@eCommerceULVR) November 11, 2016

87% of all #2016 #SinglesDay purchases were made via mobile, an increase of over 100% from #2014!! #Double11 pic.twitter.com/P8ZcjIKrhd
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#SinglesDay#Chinese to splurge $20bn in world's biggest shopping event .@guardian https://t.co/b461oePIyb #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#SinglesDay figures hit $12 billion at #China Lunchtime #Double11 to exceed $20 Bn this year? pic.twitter.com/T16j8MXdRK
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

#SinglesDay massively popular with #Electronics and #Clothing some of the most popular categories https://t.co/qZ6ZeBfaqu #Double11 #Alibaba
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

As of 12pm Chinese Time https://t.co/bzWug6ridm #SinglesDay orders are up 78% from #2015 pic.twitter.com/JHrz9ApDHl
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

In the first 12 hours of https://t.co/bzWug6ridm #SinglesDay, sales from #Mobile accounted for more than 85% of orders placed #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

https://t.co/bzWug6ridm delivered first #SinglesDay package within 13 minutes! https://t.co/a8Xqvmv6IO #Double11 #Delivery
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

.@AlibabaGroup beats #SinglesDay sales record, breaks $5b in 1st Hour! https://t.co/FPX0IVw1j9 @techinasia #Double11 pic.twitter.com/kUrlDxaA7d
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

In the #Mobile Category #Apple #iPhone amongst the ‘top picks’ averaging 10-15% off on #SinglesDay #Double11 https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 11, 2016

Ever hear of #SinglesDay? Alibaba made $4 BILLION in sales in 30 mins today .. insights here: https://t.co/nva3DHuLUz@ClavisInsight
— ajsondev (@ajsondev) November 10, 2016

Top 5 #HouseholdAppliances average discount off 30%, equating to $150USD with the Biggest Discount a #Ronshen Fridge $220USD off #SinglesDay
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

120,000 trade transaction per second on #SinglesDay #2016, 1.4 times more than last year...92% of these made from Mobile #AntFinancial pic.twitter.com/ti1HTI7HHi
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w #Babycare category had offerings on strollers with the Top5 Strollers averaging over 40% of retail price #SinglesDay pic.twitter.com/Td737r20A9
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Luxury Brands on offer this #Double11#Coach#Bally & #YvesSaintLaurent handbags up to 60% off! #SinglesDay https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Beauty/Cosmetics brands on offer with #L’Oreal, #Maybelline#Lancome#Estee Lauder all featured. Average discount off over 40% #SinglesDay pic.twitter.com/mGr4yZ0prW
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Great Deals in #Electronics#Sharp 70” HDTV $1200USD off & #Hisense 60” HDTV $4440USD off, 38% reduction on standard retail price
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

The top 5 #TVs average discount of over 33% off standard retail ‘counter’ price #Electronics #SinglesDay https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

During the first hour of #SinglesDay #2016, order volume reached a record-breaking peak of 175,000 orders in one sec https://t.co/NTkzqjARlV
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Some of the most popular Brands in the 1st hour; Apple & Meizu (mobile), Haier & Siemens (large appliances) on https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Mobile sales reach record levels on #SinglesDay https://t.co/Q9dbeuGGMy .@AlibabaGroup pic.twitter.com/rPaBcwh4Vv
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

GMV of #USA products on #SinglesDay #2016 sold surpassed the total value for #USA products sold during the entire 24-hour sale in # 2014
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Over 35 CNY Bn($5 Bn+) exceeded in less than 2 hours! More than all of #SinglesDay #2013, 84% of which is coming from #Mobile Transactions pic.twitter.com/lWqh56paEF
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Number of Transactions through #Alipay exceeds 200 million .@AlibabaGroup #AntFinancial pic.twitter.com/6yEZ0xuzFE
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#SinglesDay the future of #TV https://t.co/Zsq1zGm0Sc .@AlibabaGroup #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

.@AlibabaGroup set for domination? https://t.co/Wb8Xu2LvIn .@nasdaq #China #SinglesDay #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

On #Chinese retailer #Suning average discount of 35% in the #clothing and #electronics categories #SinglesDay #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Mobile #Shopping Will Dominate #China's #SinglesDay https://t.co/Q2bWeFXAR2 #Double11 pic.twitter.com/hkbduwLjZQ
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

First #delivery of https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w package; Paid for in 9 seconds, Delivered in 13 minutes #SinglesDay #EMS #Guangzhou
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#SinglesDay in #China to Kick-off #Global #Online Shopping Season in #2016 https://t.co/HQhw4sXdZb #Double11 pic.twitter.com/plfLcWBWxv
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

In #2015 it took 12.5 minutes to reach 10Bn CNY on #SinglesDay – versus this year’s 6 mins 58 secs
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Massive Sales Volume on #SinglesDay .@AlibabaGroup https://t.co/h6XrGns2ai
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#ConsumerElectronics just one of the big categories on offer ahead of #SinglesDay with major brands #Huawei#Dell & #Sony involved pic.twitter.com/y83bqmKKrG
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Top picks on #SinglesDay so far #Apple #iPhone7#Beats headphones & #Dyson branded products #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

In less than 7 minutes sales on https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w have already passed the $1Bn this #SinglesDay #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#SinglesDay: The Undisputed Champ of #Online Shopping Days https://t.co/uZybUlVmn0 #2015 recap #Double11 pic.twitter.com/n9Knggew8y
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Sales exceed 1Billion CNY or $150 million USD in under a minute! Incredible numbers on #SinglesDay already pic.twitter.com/o2ynsJERky
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Sales already over $15 million after 20 seconds of #SinglesDay on https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w pic.twitter.com/ziNRLk5Nwg
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#SinglesDay #2016 is now LIVE. Follow our coverage at https://t.co/ecWHHR1nfT
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Guinness #World #Records announce keyword “Tmall Double 11” has been mentioned for 2,250,535 time on #Weibo #SinglesDay #Double11 pic.twitter.com/BeEM4jbQgg
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#SinglesDay for the Global Market https://t.co/MHPiGt98xF @AlibabaGroup #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

How are #Unilever utilizing #SinglesDay https://t.co/n8KbcSGh4K #Double11 .@AlibabaGroup pic.twitter.com/ZC2yyGnUxQ
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Baby & #Beauty categories also featuring discounted products with average discount of 27% on https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w #SinglesDay #Double11 pic.twitter.com/SMRS2COxCP
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Tmall offering average category discounts of 30% across #Electronics, 55% across #Food & 64% across #Furniture on #Nov10 #SinglesDay pic.twitter.com/5hlQI7ggeV
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Chinese #Millennials Set to Drive #Double11 Spending: https://t.co/zVGoKOMWzr .@AlibabaGroup #SinglesDay
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Amazon with only 2.1% of #SinglesDay products sold so far #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

https://t.co/Amzx5y1Q8w with 60% of #SinglesDay purchases so far followed by https://t.co/bzWug6ridm & https://t.co/XAezxOKh8b with 30% & 5%
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

https://t.co/bzWug6ridm CEO shows cooking skill in the live #JD stream to attract more shoppers. JD dispatched ¥10,000,000 #Double11 coupons pic.twitter.com/LOU8LHicee
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Could #SinglesDay be the new #BlackFriday for #British retailers? https://t.co/tV00YsKUSW #Double11 @guardian pic.twitter.com/rpAj9CQJWT
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Majority of #Promoted products on #Double11 perform strongly on #ratings #reviews. Make sure your Brands optimize https://t.co/uNK6Tlcu6Z
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

33% of all #SinglesDay products so far bought on #Desktop while 67% bought on #Mobile Devices #Double11 #MobileCommerce
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Sony offering 20-30% off selected TV's on https://t.co/XAezxOKh8b https://t.co/AKzewNN8oH #Double11 #SinglesDay
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Electronics categories have an average discount of 25% on https://t.co/XAezxOKh8b #Double11 #SinglesDay
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Huawei#Philips & #LOreal are some of the deepest discounted brands across #Chinese retailers on #Nov10 #SinglesDay #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#HomeAppliances category has average discount of 40% respectively on https://t.co/XAezxOKh8b #Double11 #SinglesDay
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#Food#Apparel#Electronics & #HomeAppliances the most featured categories on https://t.co/bzWug6ridm ahead of #Double11 #SinglesDay pic.twitter.com/SV4n80CG1y
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

How can Brands prepare for Mega-Shopping Holiday Events like Singles Day?

The @ClavisInsight Guide to Winning Mega-Shopping Holiday Events All Year Long #SinglesDay https://t.co/GhQI6ArSlA #Double11
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

#China looks to be prepared for #SinglesDay. Are your #Brands ready? https://t.co/Zu6q0p3EH8
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

Is #Double11 the future of #retailhttps://t.co/UUyaoQns9v #SinglesDay #2016 pic.twitter.com/wixmpkVNOO
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 10, 2016

In advance of Nov 11th which products and categories were selling the most?

Which devices were selling the most in advance of #SinglesDay ? #China https://t.co/9So6nCU9G9 .@IDC
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 8, 2016

In 2016, China's Singles Day event goes beyond the Chinese Market for the first time

.@AlibabaGroup looks to expand #SinglesDay shopping spree beyond #China https://t.co/rk0npNxu61 #SinglesDayIsComing pic.twitter.com/4g8oCqXG7x
— Clavis Insight (@ClavisInsight) November 7, 2016

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