Saturday shopping set a single-day sales record
Super Saturday topped Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales numbers
MasterCard senior adviser Steve Sadove discusses retail sales in the days leading up to Christmas.
It was indeed a Super Saturday for the retail industry as shoppers set a record, making it the biggest single day in retail history, according to Customer Growth Partners and reported by Bloomberg.
As the clock ticked toward Christmas, shoppers made a final push for presents and deals with sales reaching $34.4 billion.
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That means Saturday topped Black Friday's $31.2 billion and Cyber Monday's $19.1 billion.
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Job growth and increasing incomes and stronger household finances have put consumers in a buying mood this season according to Craig Johnson, president of Consumer Growth Partners.
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Online spending this season has seen sales growth of 58 percent from a year ago.