Online Sales Increase 11% in 2016 Compared to 2015
Friday, January 6th, 2017 -- 7:59 AM
(AP) -Online sales during the recently concluded holiday season rose to $91.7 billion, topping 2015's tally by 11 percent.That's according to Adobe, which says over $1 billion in sales were generated on 57 of the 61 days between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31. Mobile sales -- those made on smartphones and tablets -- rose 23 percent to $28.43 billion.
Adobe says it measures 80 percent of all online transactions from the top 100 U.S. retailers. Separately, ComScore says its data shows a 12 percent increase in desktop online holiday sales, to $63.1 billion. Cyber Monday -- the Monday after Thanksgiving -- ranked as the year's heaviest spending day, with desktop buying exceeding $2 billion for the third straight year.
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