Black Friday Online Sales Up 7.5 Percent per Adobe Analytics

Online sales on Black Friday (November 24, 2023) reached nearly $10 billion, according to data from Adobe Analytics: spending rose 7.5% compared to last year’s shopping holiday to reach a record $9.8 billion. Eighty percent of Black Friday online orders used Read more

Shoppers Rang Up Busiest Days This Year Thanks to Prime Day

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Amazon said Prime members purchased over 300 million items worldwide during this week’s 2-day Prime Day 2022 shopping event (held on Tuesday and Wednesday) and saved over $1.7 billion. In a press release issued on Thursday, Amazon called it the Read more

Online Inflation Is Easing with Major Differences by Category

Adobe released data on Thursday showing online prices increased 2% in May year-over-year. That compares to April’s 2.9% increase and March’s record 3.6% increase. But Adobe found significant differences category by category. Online prices for groceries have not eased, rising Read more

Inflation Reports Confirm Prices Are Rising Online and Off

Prices rose significantly for the items people buy for daily living, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reported numbers on Thursday that showed the largest 12-month change for the period ending January 2022 since 1982. Adobe was Read more