People love days like this; Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So far, Black Friday has been very chaotic, but this time it was much better. This is very important days for all the retailers, So, how is it going for them this time?
It`s no doubt; Trump`s booming economy is working. Thanksgiving broke records with $4,2 billion in online sales. Black Friday also hit a new high. Consumers spent $7,4 billion online last friday buying goods online via computers, tablets and smartphones.
Smart people buy products on days like this, and if you are one those who didn`t use your card last week, you have a few hours to do it today. On Cyber Monday. And if you do, you will not be alone to do it.
Last year, Cyber Monday sales hit $7,9 billion, but today it is estimated to hit $9,4 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. If this holds, it will be a jump of 18,9% from last year.
Shoppers do not go to the stores on days like this. It`s all about online sales. Not only that. Extreme weather will also force some people to shop online, and shoppers are expected to spend $11 million per minute during the peak hour of 11:00 p.m ET.
The reason why the lines were thiny on Black Friday is the retailers early sales start. Retailers began sales in early November, so people didn`t wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday this time. This also means less chaos.
In fact, Black Friday was predicted to be the busiest shopping day of the year in the U.S for shoppers to head out to stores, but people made it online on their shopping carts. Online spending on Black Friday hit a record of $5,4 billion, and that is up 22,3% from last year.
The winners in this game so far is Target, Best Buy and Walmart, while the department stores are still a little bit slower. Both, Target and Walmart saw bigger jumps in online customer spending than Amazon during the first two weeks of November.
Nordstrom had the biggest jump in online sales. Up 60%. Second is Walmart with a 53% jump, while Amazon on the third place jumped 49%, and that`s huge for an already Giant in online sales if you ask me.
Buy online and pick up in stores as well as curbside pickup services since November 1 have seen a 43,2% growth since 2018, according to Adobe. Shoppers have so far spent a record $72,1 billion online between November 1 and December 1. Shoppers are also on track to hit $143,7 billion in online sales for the full holiday season.
One of the most popular products on days like this is a Smartphone. So, it`s headed for a new online spending record next year. Or…..
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