Online Retail Hits $11.64 Billion in November, Up 13 Percent

Things are looking up for online shopping this holiday season. comScore has reported U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 26 days of the November and, to date, $11.64 billion has been spent online, a 13-percent increase over last year.

Black Friday (November 26) saw $648 million in online sales, the heaviest online spending day to date in 2010 with a nine percent increase over Black Friday 2009. Thanksgiving Day (November 26) saw a 28 percent increase to $407 million.