Singles Day (November 11) will gain momentum in Canada from a base of 5% participation in 2018. New in 2019 is the co-opting of this Day from Alibaba by mainstream brands, such as Ted Baker. We projected 8% of Canadians shopped this day. Singles Day was developed by Asian online behemoth, Alibaba. It has become the largest single day of retail sales globally.
DIG360 is posting each of it’s 8 Canadian Holiday Retail predictions in the days leading up to Black Friday. DIG360 8 Holiday Predictions for Canadian Retail in 2019
Watch for the annual DIG360-Leger Black Friday Report, based on our survey fielded after Black Friday weekend.