America'sholidayshoppingseasonstartedonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.(36)___Retailersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20percentto30percentofallrevenueallyear.About136millionpeopleshoppedduringtheTh
America's holiday shopping season started on Black Friday,the day after Thanksgiving.(36)___Retailers make the most money this time of year,about 20percent to 30percent of all revenue all year.About 136million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
(37)___ In an era of instant information,shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals.Nearly 80percent of this year's holiday shoppers,or about 183.8million people,shopped on Cyber Monday.
More than half of all holiday purchases will be made online.(38)___ Online spending on Black Friday rose 15percent to hit﹩2.7billion this year.Cyber Monday spending increased 12percent to﹩3billion.NBC News reported that for many,shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls.
The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls.Since 2010,more than 24shopping malls have closed and an additional 60are struggling.
Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed.(39)___ According to a survey,94.2percent of malls were full with shops by the end of 2014.That is the highest level in 27years.
The average American consumer will spend about﹩805on gifts.That's about﹩630.5billion between November and December-an increase of 3.7percent from last year.
(40)___ That goes to China's Singles'Day,celebrated on November 11,which posted record sales of﹩14.3billion in 2015.
A.More and more people shop online nowadays.
B.However,the business in malls is thriving again,it adds.
C.It is the busiest shopping day of the year.
D.One-in-five Americans used a tablet or smart-phone.
E.The traditional mall industry can hardly survive.
F.Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
G.Nonetheless,Cyber Monday is not the biggest online shopping day in the world.