Subdued Sales for Singles’ Day, China’s Online Shopping Festival, Signal Weak Appetite for Spending

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Signs so far show Singles’ Day, China ’s biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains. Singles’ Day, a landmark discount campaign similar to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in the US, is focused on Nov. 11, or 11-11, which is Wednesday. But it starts weeks earlier and is seen as a barometer for the broader economy.