{"id":259,"date":"2016-11-04T16:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/34-96-151-202.nip.io\/sg\/2016\/11\/04\/3-facts-you-need-to-know-about-singles-day-11-11\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:16:59","slug":"3-facts-you-need-to-know-about-singles-day-11-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gogox.com\/sg\/blog\/3-facts-you-need-to-know-about-singles-day-11-11\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Facts You Need To Know About Singles\u2019 Day (11.11)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gogox-wordpress-prod-uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/05082852\/ggv_singlesday_manggv_single_edm_final.png\" alt=\"ggv_singlesday_manggv_single_edm_final\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On 11.11 (11th November), everyone turns into shopaholics as e-commerce giant Alibaba&#8217;s Taobao and many e-commerce shops launch big sales discount to celebrate Singles&#8217; Day. These crazy discounts are everywhere from online to offline &#8211; motivating you to shop in a day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>#1 A New Sales Record: USD$14.3 Billion<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gogox-wordpress-prod-uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/05082847\/ggv_single_illustration-01.png\" alt=\"ggv_single_illustration-01\" width=\"70%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Taobao in 2015, the sales hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-34773940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USD$14.3 billion<\/a> in one day, crushing sales on Black Friday.<\/p>\n<h3>#2 Midnight Madness: 200 Million Orders in 8 Hours<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gogovan.sg\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/ggv_single_illustration-02-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"ggv_single_illustration-02\" width=\"70%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Launched at midnight on 11th November 2015, Taobao&#8217;s Singles&#8217; Day received over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/view\/9581059.htm?fromtitle=1111%E8%B4%AD%E7%89%A9%E7%8B%82%E6%AC%A2%E8%8A%82&amp;fromid=6302070&amp;type=syn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">200 million order transactions in just 8 hours<\/a><\/strong>. Cinderella was probably rushing back to buy a new pair of glass slippers.<\/p>\n<h3>#3 Same Day Delivery: Item Received in 14 minutes<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gogovan.sg\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/ggv_single_illustration-03-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"ggv_single_illustration-03\" width=\"70%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first Singles&#8217; Day order on Taobao was a television. The customer living in Beijing received the item within <\/span><b>14 minutes <\/b>(faster than buying it at a store!)<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It&#8217;s incredible how efficient deliveries can be.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Meet Customers&#8217; Demands<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gogox-wordpress-prod-uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/05082850\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-04-at-4.12.54-pm.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-04 at 4.12.54 pm\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Same Day Delivery<\/em> has been a value-added service provided to customers on Singles&#8217; Day around Asia.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the upcoming 2016 Singles&#8217; Day high delivery demand, engage\u00a0GoGoVan\u00a0and we will help you fulfill your delivery needs, on time. 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