The blood sport known as Black Friday is still very much alive and well as the Thanksgiving holiday told us. Itâs just that now, consumers are also choosing to stay home and shop online. After all, why would in their right mind wake up at 5 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving so they can stare down the pleasure of having their face mashed into a door at Walmart?
According to a press release from Amazon, last weekâs Cyber Monday was the largest shopping day in Amazonâs history. Over the Turkey 5âbecause what we needed was a catchy name for the 5 days between Thanksgiving and Cyber MondayâAmazon sold more than 140 million items. On Black Friday alone, across all online retailers, there was more than 5 billion in digital sales within 24 hours.
