Marketplace All-in-One A spendy, splurgy Black Friday
Dec 1, 2025
Record Black Friday spending topped $11 billion, with electronics and toys flying off the shelves. Cyber Week is projected to reach an astonishing $78 billion, as consumers embrace buy-now-pay-later options. Meanwhile, the housing market is stuck in a rut, with homeowners slashing prices by an average of $25,000. On a brighter note, innovative agrivoltaic systems are merging solar power with farming, creating new revenue streams while promoting sustainable agriculture.
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Electronics Discounts And Rising BNPL Use
- Electronics saw the deepest discounts with about 30% off, driving much of the shopping momentum.
- Buy now, pay later usage increased nearly 9% year-over-year, signaling stretched consumer budgets.
Record Holiday Spending Despite Low Confidence
- Black Friday spending hit a record of over $11 billion despite weak consumer confidence.
- Adobe and Salesforce expect Cyber Week and Cyber Monday sales to also reach all-time highs driven largely by phone purchases and AI influence.
Housing Struggles: Discounts And Delistings Rise
- The housing market shows growing seller concessions and delistings as prices stagnate or fall.
- Mortgage rates remain high and job growth has flattened, keeping many potential buyers sidelined.