While Dems Lie about the "Bad Economy" AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in Black Friday online spending

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By Chandni Shah and Siddharth Cavale, Reuters.com, November 30, 2025

Nov 29 (Reuters) - AI-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in U.S. online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots to compare prices and secure discounts amid concerns about tariff-driven price hikes.

U.S. shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online, up 9.1% from 2024 on the year's biggest shopping day, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks 1 trillion visits that shoppers make to online retail websites.

Here's there Negative Spin: "The holiday shopping season arrives amid tighter budgets, unemployment nearing a four-year high, U.S. consumer confidence sagging to a seven-month low and price tags that have shoppers watching every dollar." So how come people were spending so much on gifts???

Online shopping demand increased as consumers showed savviness in the holiday season, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which noted a 10.4% growth in e-commerce sales on Black Friday, compared to an in-store sales growth of 1.7% in 2024.
 

READ: Americans prepare to spend $1 TRILLION this Holiday Shopping Season

The AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail sites soared 805% compared to last year, Adobe said, when artificial intelligence tools such as Walmart's Sparky or Amazon's Rufus had not yet been launched.

"Consumers are using new tools to get to what they need faster," said Suzy Davidkhanian, an analyst at eMarketer. "Gift giving can be stressful, and LLMs (large language models) make the discovery process feel quicker and more guided."

Hot sellers on Black Friday included LEGO sets, Pokemon cards, gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, and products ranging from Apple AirPods to KitchenAid mixers.
 

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett: "We just had the best Black Friday that we've ever seen... Retailers expect that both online and in-store sales are going to be the highest we've ever seen." pic.twitter.com/zKhSJNXThI

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