Analyst Corner 13 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeekly Insights Dec 4, 2015 Coresight Research December 4, 2015 Executive Summary Over the last two weeks, our team covered early store openings on Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, which represent more than US $11 billion of sales, up 17% from last year. Mobile accounted for more than half of shopping visits and nearly a third of sales. Watchmaker Swatch has signed a deal with Visa, in which Visa cardholders in Switzerland, Brazil and the US will be able to tap and pay for transactions with the new Swatch Bellamy, to launch sometime early in 2016. Amazon released a video showing a drone delivering a small package from a warehouse to a suburban neighborhood in about 30 minutes. The drones will be able to carry packages of up to five pounds. A new generation of bargain hunters is turning to discount and cash-and-carry chains, which experienced a sales compound annual growth rate of 18.7% from 2011–2014. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Store Tracker Extra, August 2023: Retailers To Open 78 Million Square Feet of New Retail Space This YearCoresight Bites: US Furniture and Home Furnishings—E-Commerce Penetration DeepensUS CPG Sales Tracker: Health & Beauty Helps Online Growth Remain in the Mid-Teens Percentage Range in AprilGenerative AI Latest: Empowering Productivity and Marketing Globally, Regulations for Responsible Use in China