Early Holiday Spending Surges, but Consumers Aren’t Finding Massive Deals

With a shortened holiday season, retailers cranked out a slew of promotions over Thanksgiving weekend, leading consumers to spend heavily. Sales are expected to reach $41 billion during the five-day shopping period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to ecommerce data tracked by Adobe. Consumers spent $6.1 billion--a 8.8% year-over-year increase--on Thanksgiving this year, according...