By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Total Black Friday U.S. retail sales online and in stores rose 3.4% year-over-year as shoppers snapped up merchandise the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, according to preliminary estimates by payments processor Mastercard.

The momentum of Thanksgiving — which saw consumers spend a record $33.6 billion spent globally online on the day — looks like it continued into Black

Online brands saw big growth on Black Friday, but it came at the expense of in-store shopping. The extended promotional period also hurt Black Friday.

U.S. shoppers used their mobile phones, laptops, desktops and other devices to make roughly $10.8 billion in purchases online on Black Friday, an updated tally from Adobe Analytics showed. Black Friday,

Black Friday sales grew at a faster pace in the US this year, underscoring that choosy consumers are still opening up their wallets when they find the right products.

That haul included a breathtaking $11.3 million spent every minute between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the day after Thanksgiving, with most shoppers using their phones, not PCs, to hunt down holiday

Online spending rose significantly on Thanksgiving Day, with more people than ever shopping on their mobile devices.

I've seen so many Black Friday camera deals this week that I'm starting to get a bit numb to it all. Still, with savings seemingly on just about everything, I'm curious about what people have actually been buying.