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In 2019, about how many people shopped over the Black Friday weekend in the U.S.?

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68.8 billion dollars

In 2019, Black Friday alone saw about how much consumer spending in the U.S.?

2019 was a record year, with 190 million shoppers spending 68.8 billion dollars over the Black Friday weekend.

Source: Wikipedia, Black Friday (shopping) (2019) en.wikipedia.org

18% increase

In 2013, Cyber Monday online sales reached about 1.73 billion dollars - about what growth over the year before?

Cyber Monday sales grew 18% year-over-year in 2013, part of the steady rise of online holiday shopping.

Source: Wikipedia, Black Friday (shopping) (2013) en.wikipedia.org

about 70%

As of 2012, about what share of U.S. retail workers were part-time employees?

Roughly 70% of U.S. retail workers held part-time positions in 2012, reflecting the industry's staffing patterns.

Source: Wikipedia, Retail (2012) en.wikipedia.org

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