Black Friday takings soar 16% in online bonanza

High streets quiet as shoppers use mobiles and computers to land record £1.27bn of bargainsRetailers have rung up another record Black Friday, but high streets remained calm as shoppers opted to hunt for bargains on mobile phones and computers.The association for online retailers, IMRG, estimated that £1.27bn was spent on Friday, up 16% on last year. It will be the busiest day in a week of promotions expected to deliver online retail sales of £6.77bn in the seven days to Monday