With some Black Friday reports coming in from retailers, anecdotal reports have shown significant increases in mobile shopping activity following Thanksgiving this year.
According to the WSF blog, Ruelala.com attributed 19% of sales this weekend to mobile phones, a 10x increase over last year. Another online retailer, Gilt.com said that about 15% of total revenue came from mobile commerce over the same period, while eBay reported a 30% rise in mobile activity over the previous year.