K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1%

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — US retail sales on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, climbed 4.1% compared with last year, according to data released Saturday by Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online shoppers alone spent $11.8 billion, up 9.1% from 2024, according to data collection platform Adobe Analytics. But those gains