 "Alibaba Singles' day racks up $1 bn in sales in two minutes")
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - China's Alibaba said on Wednesday orders on its e-commerce platforms during the Singles' Day shopping extravaganza hit a record 498.2 billion yuan ($75.1 billion).
The world's biggest sales event - eclipsing Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States - spanned four main days this year.
($1 = 6.6301 Chinese yuan renminbi)
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