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Shoppers said they finished about half of their holiday shopping over the weekend, with more shopping days before Christmas this year to continue buying holiday necessities. About 92 percent of consumers said the weekend’s strong deals will only get better as Christmas approaches.
Yet omnichannel retail performed well, with 89 million people saying they shopped both in stores and online, up 40 percent from last year. Multi-channel shoppers spent an average $93 more than single-channel shoppers.
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Stores were emptier this year than last all around, with in-store traffic on Cyber Monday dropping 7 percent, a significantly larger decrease than the 2 percent drop in 2017, according ShopperTrak.
But online sales on Cyber Monday broke records, with a total $7.9 billion spent, a 19.3 percent increase from last year, according to Adobe Analytics. It was the single largest online shopping day of all time in the United States, thanks to a nearly 56 percent surge in mobile transactions.
Black Friday in-store traffic also decreased 1.2 percent, adding to 2017’s 2.3 percent decrease, according to the retail tracking company.
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