Insight ReportCountdown to China’s Singles’ Day 2023: Six Months To Go—What Brands and Retailers Should Know in Advance of the Shopping Festival Charlotte Rothschild, Analyst Sector Lead: John Harmon, CFA, Associate Director of Technology Research May 11, 2023 Reasons to ReadSingles’ Day, the largest online shopping festival globally, is six months away! We discuss what brands and retailers need to know to prepare for the festival in China, covering the macroeconomic context and leveraging proprietary survey analysis to explore Chinese consumer behavior and preferences. Data in this report include: Singles’ Day GMV by Alibaba and JD.com, 2018–2022E Total China retail sales growth, October 2022–March 2023 Proprietary survey data—where Chinese consumers prefer to shop in general and during shopping festivals, when consumers make discretionary purchases, the importance of discounts/deals when shopping and reasons for participating in shopping festivals Companies mentioned in this report include: Adidas, Alibaba (Taobao/Tmall), Douyin, JD.com, Kuaishou, NARS Cosmetics, Pinduoduo, WeChat Other relevant research: All Coresight Research coverage of Singles’ Day in 2023 and prior years Retail 2023: 10 Trends in China E-Commerce The Coresight Research China Consumer Tracker presents our weekly survey findings, providing a detailed update on Chinese consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. All Coresight Research coverage of China retail Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show—Day 3—Agentic Commerce Expectations, Marketplace Best Practices and Disciplined Brand TransformationWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 50: Watches of Switzerland Closes 10 StoresThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week UK Store Openings and Closures—2024 Review and 2025 OutlookWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 13: Kingfisher Announces Store Expansion Plans; Whole Foods Opens New London Store