Black Friday shoppers looked to mobile commerce in record numbers this year

Mobile commerce - Black Friday Sale on smartphone

Consumers overall looked to the internet to provide them with the deals they wanted from the sales. This year, online shopping on Black Friday rose by 7.5 percent over last year on the same day, including buying on laptops, computers and mobile commerce. Total estimated sales on the one day were $9.8 billion in the United States, said Adobe Analytics. This is a further indication that online and mobile commerce are highly appealing to consumers and that they will look there first for many of the deals they’re hunting for.…

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OverstockArt.com reports record breaking Black Friday sales thanks to mobile

Overstockart.com

OverstockArt.com, has announced the result of its Black Friday online sales – including those purchases made via mobile device – which broke all of its previous one-day records. This year, the popular online gallery’s sales from the Thanksgiving weekend were 74 percent higher than they were in 2010. Moreover, the sales in the month of November also beat out the month-to-month figures for 2010 by over 25 percent. November 2011 has managed to break the previous overstockArt.com record for best sales month, which had been December of last year. OverstockArt.com…

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