Last Friday saw online sales in the US of $531 million, according to figures released by research outfit comScore.
This was a rise of 22 percent compared with last year's online shopping figures. Since November 1st, a total of $9.3 billion has been spent by consumes online, comScore found. The best-selling items were video game consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3.
Comscore chairman Gian Fulgoni said: "The Friday after Thanksgiving is known for heavy spending in retail stores, but it's clear that consumers are increasingly turning to the internet to make their holiday purchases. "Online spending on Black Friday has historically represented an early indicator of how the rest of the season will shake out." Fulgoni said that Black Friday's growth shows momentum and bodes well for the season. He said he expected Cyber Monday sales to top $700 million. http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif"While this would make it the heaviest online shopping day on record, we can expect to see even stronger days ahead as the 2007 shopping season progresses into December," he said.
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