December 6, 2022
The Thanksgiving shopping weekend, including Cyber Monday, was the biggest shopping event on Amazon.
"This was a record-breaking holiday shopping weekend for Amazon. Customers shopped millions of deals this weekend and we have many more amazing deals to come," Doug Herrington, CEO, WW Amazon Stores, said in a press release.
"Thank you to our customers for choosing to shop on Amazon, and to our employees and selling partners around the world who are delivering for customers every day."
Consumers bought millions of products and best-selling categories included home, fashion, toys, beauty and Amazon devices. The five-day sales timeframe generated more than $1 billion in sales for small businesses in the U.S., according to the release.