FILE PHOTO: A woman passes by signs advertising sales of Black Friday in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
$9.12 billion spent in a day: New Black Friday online spending record set in 2022, report says
Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion while online shopping Friday, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks more than 85% of the top 100 U.S. online retailers. That’s an increase of 2.3% over a year ago – surpassing the previous online Black Friday sales high mark of $9.03 billion in 2020.
Nearly half (48%) of online sales were made over smartphones, up from 44% last year, according to the company’s 2022 Holiday Shopping Trends & Insights Report.
Source: USA Today
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