AFP, Washington :
As many Americans bought online as they did in physical stores during the Thanksgiving weekend shopping splurge, the National Retail Federation said Sunday, highlighting a growing trend away from the traditional Black Friday consumer assault.
The closely watched survey said that about 151 million people shopped either in stores and/or online over the long weekend in the United States, when many consumers look to take advantage of promotions.
That used to mean queuing up in the bracing cold late Thursday night after Thanksgiving into early Friday morning and-in some cases-literally fighting for the best offers.
But the 2015 figures underline how American consumers are changing to get their holiday shopping fix-nearly 102 million shopped in stores and more than 103 million shopped online this year. “We recognize the experience is much different than it used to be as just as many people want that unique, exclusive online deal as they do that in-store promotion,” NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement.
As many Americans bought online as they did in physical stores during the Thanksgiving weekend shopping splurge, the National Retail Federation said Sunday, highlighting a growing trend away from the traditional Black Friday consumer assault.
The closely watched survey said that about 151 million people shopped either in stores and/or online over the long weekend in the United States, when many consumers look to take advantage of promotions.
That used to mean queuing up in the bracing cold late Thursday night after Thanksgiving into early Friday morning and-in some cases-literally fighting for the best offers.
But the 2015 figures underline how American consumers are changing to get their holiday shopping fix-nearly 102 million shopped in stores and more than 103 million shopped online this year. “We recognize the experience is much different than it used to be as just as many people want that unique, exclusive online deal as they do that in-store promotion,” NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement.
