Absa reports upsurge in Black Friday spending
Early indications are that this Black Friday was the biggest on record
01 December 2024 - 17:32
Black Friday was a day of even greater spending than in previous years, says Absa, reporting that by 11am the biggest single transaction was R638,000 spent on a holiday booking.
The bank reported that by 8am, this year’s transaction volumes had already surpassed those of last year, with point-of-sale transactions reaching a peak of 454 a second, a testament to surging consumer activity this year. ..
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