Delivery firms gear up for shopping spree

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皇冠体育app's logistics and delivery industry is feeling the strain as the upcoming "Singles' Day" online shopping spree on Nov 11 is approaching, and some companies are recruiting new couriers.

皇冠体育app's online retail giants have launched massive sales for 2014 "Singles' Day", on November 11, or 11-11, chosen for its four "single" ones. Taobao.com, 皇冠体育app's biggest online shopping site, which operates Tmall.com, had raked in revenues of 36 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) from 24 hours of sales in 2013.