Budget-conscious buyers not enticed by longer 618 event Retail sales growth in May driven by early 618 start Subsidy suspension may impact June retail sales, analysts say BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - ...

If you want to take the pulse of China’s consumers and e-commerce titans, look no further than the 618 shopping festival. Originally launched by JD.com as a birthday sale, 618 has grown into a ...

The annual shopping festival's gross merchandise value surged by 15.2% from last year to an estimated to 855.6 billion yuan ($119 billion), according to retail data provider Syntun. Shoppers spent on ...

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During this year’s 618 promotional season (Week 22: May 26-June 1 to Week 25: June 16-22) in China, Apple claimed the top spot for smartphone sales and grew 8% year-over-year (YoY), according to ...

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SHANGHAI-This year's 618, China‘s largest midyear online shopping festival, had a noticeably subdued tone as shoppers continued to sober up from splurging and stockpiling due to an uncertain economic ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's largest mid-year shopping festival, 618, ended on Wednesday with record sales, though daily spending dropped amid an extended sales period aimed at enticing consumers to ...