Similar to Cyber Monday, Black Friday was conceived by companies as a way to drive sales during the holiday season between November and December in the lead-up to Christmas.
Originally a 24-hour online shopping event held on Nov. 11 each year in China, the Singles Day festival - a nod to the digits in the date - has expanded into weeks of promotions across the country s major e-commerce platforms and in brick-and-mortar stores.
This year s festival is being more closely watched than ever as a gauge of consumer confidence as China flirts with deflation and has identified boosting household demand as key to avoiding lost decades of sluggish growth.
Vietnam's Online Shopping Day, dubbed ‘Online Friday 2021’, began at 00:00 hours on December 3, marking the start of the largest online shopping event in the country lasting 60 hours.
Pre-Covid, René Chu, founder of home-grown eyewear brand Revé by René, was often seen at the hottest parties in town, mingling with the who’s who of Hong Kong’s it-crowd. Dressed up in Miu Miu or Philip Lim or dressed down in Nike, Chu’s style has always been one to watch.
Here, the Hong Kong-based eyewear designer shares the items she’s coveting at the moment from workout gear to her must-have hair tools. We apologise to your credit card in advance.