Black Friday weekend sales data from third-party analytics providers indicate a merry start to the holiday season, with online sales taking more share, Bloomberg reported. Four-day Black Friday weekend sales totaled about $60 billion, according to Customer Growth Partners. Consumer electronics and appliance sales rose 6.4 percent, vs CGP’s estimate of 6.1 percent growth, while apparel sales rose 5.4 percent, in line with the firm’s projection, but still the best growth since 2011.
