Are you still struggling to make ends meet after the Nov.11 Online Shopping Spree in China? Here's some good news for all shopaholics in China as the "Black Friday" shopping season is approaching. For those who are longing for shopping overseas, we are here to offer you tips on how to shop smart tomorrow.

Black Friday falls on the last Friday of November, one day after the traditional Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday of November) in the United States.

It has become routinely the busiest shopping day, with promotional sales offered in shopping malls and restaurants. It also represents a kick-off of the Christmas shopping season.

Even though Black Friday is not a holiday, employees from several organizations and schools in several states have the day off to stimulate potential shopping behaviors.

Unlike Black Friday, the Nov. 11 online shopping spree, known as Double 11, originated from promotional strategies used by China's e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba and its shopping website Taobao. "Double 11" mainly focuses on the online consumers while "Black Friday" covers both traditional in-site and online shopping.

Meanwhile, the influence of "Double 11" is still confined to the Chinese market, though Alibaba is intending to expand it globally. The impact of the Black Friday shopping carnival has extended to overseas markets including Europe. China, as the world's largest consumers market, has definitely become a potential target for U.S. retailers during Black Friday and the ensuing shopping season.

Both shopping festivals have interesting origins. The term "Black Friday" was first used in Philadelphia in reference to heavy traffic on that day. But now, merchants and the media have used it to refer to the busiest shopping day when retailers are in the black (turning a profit). For Double 11, it is also singles' day in China, a day chosen for the connection between singles and the number '1'.

Unlike Black Friday, the Nov. 11 online shopping spree, known as Double 11, originated from promotional strategies used by China's e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba and its shopping website Taobao. "Double 11" mainly focuses on the online consumers while "Black Friday" covers both traditional in-site and online shopping.

Meanwhile, the influence of "Double 11" is still confined to the Chinese market, though Alibaba is intending to expand it globally. The impact of the Black Friday shopping carnival has extended to overseas markets including Europe. China, as the world's largest consumers market, has definitely become a potential target for U.S. retailers during Black Friday and the ensuing shopping season.

Both shopping festivals have interesting origins. The term "Black Friday" was first used in Philadelphia in reference to heavy traffic on that day. But now, merchants and the media have used it to refer to the busiest shopping day when retailers are in the black (turning a profit). For Double 11, it is also singles' day in China, a day chosen for the connection between singles and the number '1'.

Unlike Black Friday, the Nov. 11 online shopping spree, known as Double 11, originated from promotional strategies used by China's e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba and its shopping website Taobao. "Double 11" mainly focuses on the online consumers while "Black Friday" covers both traditional in-site and online shopping.

Meanwhile, the influence of "Double 11" is still confined to the Chinese market, though Alibaba is intending to expand it globally. The impact of the Black Friday shopping carnival has extended to overseas markets including Europe. China, as the world's largest consumers market, has definitely become a potential target for U.S. retailers during Black Friday and the ensuing shopping season.

Both shopping festivals have interesting origins. The term "Black Friday" was first used in Philadelphia in reference to heavy traffic on that day. But now, merchants and the media have used it to refer to the busiest shopping day when retailers are in the black (turning a profit). For Double 11, it is also singles' day in China, a day chosen for the connection between singles and the number '1'.