
Singles’ Day: what investors can learn from the world’s biggest retail event
Singles’ Day, which takes place on 11 November in China, has grown from a student celebration of self-care into the world’s largest retail event.

Singles’ Day, which takes place on 11 November in China, has grown from a student celebration of self-care into the world’s largest retail event.

Credit expansion is coming almost entirely from the deeper use of cards and personal loans by current credit-active consumers, rather than fresh market entrants, says RCS.

A new report shows that while most spending still goes to food, fuel and travel, the real shift is in how South Africans are paying – with digital tools rapidly replacing cash across all age and income groups.