Single minded: All set in China for world's biggest shopping frenzy

Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2020

The world's largest online shopping bonanza began in China Wednesday with an army of workers and robots primed to sort packages, and international superstars hired to drive sales, on "Singles' Day". Conceived as an antidote to Valentine's Day, the event falls on the eleventh of the eleventh - with all its ones - and was meant to be an occasion for individuals to treat themselves to somethi