People Increasingly Used Smartphones to Shop, Research Their Votes on Election Day: Adobe

More used smartphones for buying this year on Election Day than Nov. 6, 2017, Adobe Analytics reported Wednesday: Consumers logged in remotely while researching their vote or used it as a “search-and-shop device,” totaling 25 percent of e-commerce Tuesday, a 28 percent rise. Daily November online sales have topped $1 billion, though growth is slightly below forecasts at 12.7 percent, the researcher said: Mobile device shoppers drove 52 percent of e-commerce visits Tuesday, for 33 percent of revenue, led by smartphone usage.