Black Friday Sees Record Online as US Shoppers Stay Home

Black Friday Sees Record Online as US Shoppers Stay Home
Shoppers pass an Indigo Friday 40% Off sign on Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile shopping district in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 28, 2020. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
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Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones.

Consumers spent an estimated $9 billion on U.S. retail websites on Black Friday, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks online shopping. That was a 22 percent increase over the previous record of $7.4 billion set in 2019.