The holiday season started with a big bang as a large number of Americans shopped online, taking advantage of big deal days. This is especially true as consumers spent a record $10.8 billion shopping online on Black Friday, according to Adobe Analytics. This reflects an increase of 10% from last year's record (read: 5 Hot ETF Deals for Black Friday Shopping). More than half (55%) of Black Friday online sales were made through smartphones – up from about 12.1% in 2023 – accounting for $5.9 billion, according ...