BEIJING: China's annual "Singles Day" sales bonanza wraps up at midnight on Saturday, but consumers this year appear largely unswayed by its flashy deals and discounts as the world's second-largest economy slows.
Conceived by tech giant Alibaba, Singles Day — which this year spanned well over a week ― was launched in 2009 and has since ballooned into a yearly blockbuster retail period.
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