Black Friday Pulls In A Record $7.4 Billion In Sales, As Many Turn To Mobile Orders

(CNN) — This year’s Black Friday shaped up to be the biggest yet.Americans spent $7.4 billion on Black Friday and $4.2 billion on Thanksgiving Day.
With Thanksgiving landing six days later than last year, retailers amped up their advertising and served up deep discounts on items such as appliances, sporting goods, televisions, consumers and toys, according to Adobe Analytics.
“We’ve got a shorter holiday selling season,” Jason Woosley, Adobe’s vice president o