Alibaba's Tmall is gearing up for this year's Double 11 shopping festival with a record one million global brands and over 70 million products. The world's largest shopping event will begin at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20, with pre-sales available from Oct. 15 for 88VIP members. 60,000 merchants, including Los Angeles-based fashion and lifestyle brand ALO, will join the event for the first time.