$15.8 million every 60 seconds. That’s how much U.S. consumers spent in two hours on Monday night, capping off a five-day spending spree that smashed previous records.U.S. consumers spent a total of $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday, up 7.3% from the previous year, according to Adobe Analytics.Concerns about inflation linger, but the holiday season’s sweetened discounts turned into increased spending. Consumers spent a record $41.1 billion across the five days beginning Thanksgiving Day, according to Adobe.“While Cyber Monday remained the season’s and year’s biggest online shopping day, year-over-year growth was stronger on both Thanksgiving and Black Friday,” Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights, said in a statement.Online spending on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday were up 8.8% and 10.2% year-over-year, respectively, according to Adobe. Early discounts from retailers encouraged people to buy earlier this year, Pandya said, with Cyber Monday becoming a sort of “last call” on holiday …
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