More Sales Than Expected on Black Friday
Nov 30th, 2008
Grappling with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, US online shoppers tend to spend more on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday for better prices. Yesterday, comScore reported that, for the holiday season-to-date, shoppers has spent $10.41 billion online, 4% decline in comparison to the corresponding days last year, while Black Friday saw $534 million in online spending, up 1%. Gian Fulgoni, comScore chairman, commented: Early reports suggest that Black Friday sales in retail stores were slightly better than anticipated in ...