Double Five presents a retail therapy tonic
Shanghai Commerce Commission launched the Double Five shopping season during the Labor Day holiday, in which combined sales peaked at US$2.2 billion in the first 24 hours. Shanghai Daily photographers went shopping with millions of local residents and tourists as various promotional campaigns were staged by retailers during the holiday.
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Locals and expatriates enjoy the sunny weather at a street fair outside the Jing’an Kelly Center on May 3.
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People with masks stand in a long queue in front of a restaurant on May 2 at Global Harbor in Putuo District.
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A cosmetic artist works on a young woman while being livestreamed online for cosmetics sales in front of the Global Harbor mall on May 2.
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A woman takes a rest from shopping on Nanjing Pedestrian Road on May 5.
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Customers are welcomed into Grand Gateway 66 in Xujiahui on May 5.
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