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Although this year's Singles Day online shopping spree stayed low profile without countdowns on platforms and headlines to showcase transactions, the parcel delivery sector has still witnessed notable growth.

This year's Singles Day (Nov 11), China's largest e-commerce shopping spree, saw a record high of 675 million packages delivered.

Key data points confirmed such forecasts: Alibaba reported gross merchandise volume on its platforms reaching 486.9 billion yuan from Nov 1 to 11 pm on Wednesday.

A special freight train loaded with 200,000 parcels on Tuesday departed from the Alashankou Comprehensive Bonded Zone in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, destined for Europe from the Alashankou Port in China.

Tmall, Alibaba's online marketplace, will launch its annual shopping bonanza known as the Singles Day sale on Wednesday, the company announced Tuesday.