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From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, consumers spend more than $4 billion on mobile

More retail traffic came from mobile devices than the desktop and some are reporting that mobile sales beat the PC as well.

Greg Sterling on November 27, 2018 at 12:26 pm
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Over this past weekend, shoppers turned increasingly to smartphones to shop — and buy. Data from Adobe, Salesforce, Shopify and Rakuten Marketing all show significant growth in the use of mobile devices over last year, though the specific numbers are somewhat inconsistent.

More mobile traffic and sales. Salesforce reported that on Thanksgiving Day, mobile devices generated 68 percent of retail site traffic. More significantly the company said that, for the first time, 54 percent of orders were placed on smartphones.

Shopify, which has a larger percentage of small merchants on its platform, reported an even higher mobile conversion share. The company said that over the Black Friday to Cyber Monday period, “66 percent of sales from Shopify merchants were made on mobile, compared to 34 percent made on desktop during this time.”

By contrast, Adobe reported that Cyber Monday posted a record $7.9 billion in sales, which made it the largest online shopping day in the U.S., beating last year’s $6.6 billion and Black Friday’s $6.2 billion this year.

More than $4 billion in sales. However mobile transactions represented a minority of total sales on Cyber Monday, according to Adobe’s data. On Black Friday, mobile drove almost 34 percent of purchases. On Cyber Monday, over 54 percent of retail site visits came from mobile devices but only 28 percent of purchases. Black Friday and Cyber Monday smartphone combined sales exceeded $4 billion.

Finally, Raukuten Marketing reported that mobile devices showed the largest transaction growth over the long weekend, with mobile revenues increasing 52 percent and mobile conversions growing 61 percent. The company said that 31 percent of Cyber Monday buying happened on smartphones.

What to read next

  • Declining engagement, conversions cast shadows on otherwise sunny Black Friday weekend
  • Amazon ad spend up 3.5X Thanksgiving week compared to pre-holiday ad investments
  • Move over, Prime Day; Amazon’s Cyber Monday takes the crown
  • 165 million people shopped online and in stores over Black Friday weekend

What matters to marketers. The obvious takeaway is that creating a compelling mobile experience is critical for retail success, whether pure e-commerce or omnichannel. The data sources agree that the majority of retail traffic was driven by smartphones and tablets. And increasingly sales are going to be on smartphones.

Next year there will likely be consensus among the data sources that smartphones are driving at least as many conversions as the desktop.


Opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily Marketing Land. Staff authors are listed here.



About The Author

Greg Sterling
Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land, a member of the programming team for SMX events and the VP, Market Insights at Uberall.

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