Signifyd Report: Black Friday Online Sales Start Strong, Up 8 Percent YoY
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inflation and fear of recession were no match for Black Friday tradition as online shoppers spent enthusiastically into the early afternoon with no sign of letting up. With 43 percent of projected spending completed on Friday, ecommerce sales were 8 percent ahead of Black Friday 2021, according to Signifyd's Holiday Season Pulse Tracker.

Signifyd's data team predicts that the higher sale volumes will persist throughout the rest of the day and that Black Friday ecommerce sales will finish Black Friday 2022 up between 6 and 8 percent over a year ago. Following is a look at Black Friday data collected today:

Black Friday 2022 year-over-year comparison with Black Friday 2021

Online sales (projected)	+6% to 8% More on The Californer Long Beach Recognizes National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025 OddsTrader Examines the NHL Presidents Trophy Curse: Why Regular-Season Success Rarely Leads to Playoff Glory Bookmakers Review Launches Betting Insights on NBC's "The Voice: Battle of Champions" Federal reductions to critical services threaten public safety as flood season gets underway in California California steps up to help military, veteran families while the federal government is AWOL
Average order value as of early p.m.	+1.3%
Fraud pressure*	+5%
*Fraud pressure is defined by the fluctuation in the number of transactions that Signifyd models deem very risky.

Consumers' use of discounts 2022 vs. 2021

Thanksgiving	+17%
Black Friday	+15%

Predicted year-over-year growth for Cyber Week 2022

Cyber Week sales	+5%
Volume of products sold	+8%

Predicted year-over-year growth for entire holiday season 2022

Holiday sales

+8%

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+5%

Holiday season is defined as November and December

Percentage of all holiday season sales attributable to Cyber Week

2021 actual	21%
2022 predicted	19%

About Signifyd

Signifyd provides an end-to-end Commerce Protection Platform that leverages its Commerce Network to maximize conversion, automate customer experience and eliminate fraud and consumer abuse risk for retailers. Its solutions provide the transparency and control that brands need to succeed in the rapidly changing world of commerce. Signifyd, which is the leading provider of payment security and fraud prevention for the Top 1000 Retailers for 2022, is headquartered in San Jose, CA, with locations in Denver, New York, Mexico City, São Paulo, Belfast and London.

Contacts

Mike Cassidy, Signifyd
Head of PR & Storytelling
mike.cassidy@signifyd.com
or
Dan Branley, Big Valley Marketing
dbranley@bigvalley.co

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