China’s Singles’ Day in the fall is one of the biggest e-commerce festivals in the world. In October 2023, online retailers turned over more than 1,100 billion yuan at the discount event, the equivalent of around 146 billion euros. So it’s no wonder that one shopping festival a year is not enough. On Tuesday, the 618 Shopping Festival, named after the date June 18, took place. Online retailers and logistics companies have to spend months preparing for these major events resulting in billions of orders. Here, workers at a food company in the city of Jinhua, Zhejiang province, pack goods for shipping.