Over the past few years, Thanksgiving weekend has grown to become a huge shopping extravaganza both online and offline, with retailers attempting to outdo each other in offering the best Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals.
In 2014, ecommerce sales on Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday each surpassed the billion-dollar mark with Cyber Monday breaking the record for the single biggest online shopping day in US history. It will be interesting to see the figures with 2015, with all predictions forecasting another record-breaking year.
You will find more statistics at Statista
Best Practice Dealing with Holiday Returns
With ecommerce sales growing each year, it’s important for ecommerce merchants to stay on top of returns. Check out this great infographic showing returns best practice from our friends at Shorr.
