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2017 Holiday Shopping Season Brings Increase in Sales

The 2017 holiday shopping season was described as a success on the day after Christmas with Americans giving – or at least spending – more than the previous year.

NBC News reports retail sales jumped more than 4 percent over estimates with online shopping up 24 percent over the holiday season.

The online retail giant Amazon described β€œrecord levels” of customers shopping on its site in November and December with more than 4 million people signing up as Prime members or starting a free trial over the course of one week, according to a CNBC report.

The business news website said Amazon is expected to grab the bulk, or more than 50 percent, of new holiday online sales in 2017.

Among the β€œhot” items on the Amazon website were the Echo Dot, the Fire TV Stick, Fingerlings and the Instant Pot multi-cooker. 

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