Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I think ‘11/11’ will catch on in the US
- Written by Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has exploded into the world’s largest shopping event: Singles’ Day.
The date, 11/11, was chosen because the four ones resemble “bare sticks,” Chinese slang...
