Shopping and sales activity on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday rocked this year, with online purchases on Black Friday topping $1 billion for the first time. More than 35 million Americans visited retailers’ stores or websites on Thanksgiving Day, up from 29 million last year, the National Retail Federation reported. The following day — Black Friday — a whopping 89 million shoppers hit the mall, up from 86 million last year. Stores also brought in more revenue this year, NRF figures suggest, as the average holiday shopper spent $423 this past weekend, up from $398 last year.
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Black Friday Shoppers Storm Retailers on Foot, Online
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 26, 2012 09:31 AMShopping and sales activity on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday rocked this year, with online purchases on Black Friday topping $1 billion for the first time. More than 35 million Americans visited retailers’ stores or websites on Thanksgiving Day, up from 29 million last year, the National Retail Federation reported. The following day — Black Friday — a whopping 89 million shoppers hit the mall, up from 86 million last year. Stores also brought in more revenue this year, NRF figures suggest, as the average holiday shopper spent $423 this past weekend, up from $398 last year.