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US Black Friday online sales climb to record high

Cyber Monday is expected to drive US$6.6b in Internet sales, making it largest US online shopping day in history

Published Sun, Nov 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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BLACK Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the United States surged to record highs as shoppers bagged deep discounts and bought more on their mobile devices, heralding a promising start to the key holiday season, according to retail analytics firms.

US retailers raked in a record US$7.9 billion in online sales on Black Friday and Thanksgiving, up 17.9 per cent from a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, which measures transactions at the largest 100 US web retailers, on Saturday.

Adobe said that Cyber Monday is expected to drive US$6.6 billion in Internet sales, which would make it the largest US online shopping day in histo…

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