Beijing mom Wang Rongrong is married, but each year she eagerly looks forward to China’s “Singles Day.” After putting her 1-year-old son Momo to sleep, Wang got in front of her computer and began her four-hour countdown to China’s equivalent of Black Friday. With about 100 items saved in her shopping cart on Alibaba’s Taobao.com, Wang was ready for her annual online shopping battle. Since 2009, Chinese consumers have been flocking to Alibaba’s online shopping websites Taobao.com and Tmall.com on Nov. 11, also known as Singles Day in China, for heavily discounted products. Related story: Alibaba growth surges in first earnings report since IPO Times staff…
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