Credit Talk USA Live - Black Friday weekend: Record $52.4 billion spent by consumers

Earlier than ever store openings and steep discounts helped retailers notch record sales this Black Friday weekend, according to early reports.
Total spending over the four-day weekend following Thanksgiving reached a record $52.4 billion, up 16% from $45 billion last year, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation released Sunday.
A record 226 million consumers shopped in stores and online between Thursday and Sunday, up from 212 million last year. Individual shoppers spent more too, the NRF said. The average holiday shopper shelled out $398.62, up from $365.34 in 2010. 

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