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How will this year’s start to the holiday shopping season compare to last year’s? Will the Thanksgiving Day shopping trend continue? Here’s a look at the key numbers to beat from Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2013, from the National Retail Federation:
44.8 million: Consumers who shopped on Thanksgiving Day, up 27 percent from 2012.
92.1 million: Consumers who shopped on Black Friday in 2013.
$407: Average amount spent by holiday shoppers from Thanksgiving Day to Sunday, down 4 percent from 2012.