Saturday shopping set a single-day sales record

Super Saturday topped Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales numbers

It was indeed a Super Saturday for the retail industry as shoppers set a record, making it the biggest single day in retail history, according to Customer Growth Partners and reported by Bloomberg.

As the clock ticked toward Christmas, shoppers made a final push for presents and deals with sales reaching $34.4 billion.

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That means Saturday topped Black Friday's $31.2 billion and Cyber Monday's $19.1 billion.

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Job growth and increasing incomes and stronger household finances have put consumers in a buying mood this season according to Craig Johnson, president of Consumer Growth Partners.

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Online spending this season has seen sales growth of 58 percent from a year ago.

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