Amazon Leads Online Sales Boom on Cyber Monday
Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cyber Monday online sales were up 28 percent compared with a year ago, according to IBM Benchmark. And much of this was fueled by one company: Amazon.The retail powerhouse is — by far — the bi…
Cyber Monday Deals Lure More Shoppers on Mobile Devices
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Early estimates of Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, showed sales may reach $2 billion, and a growing portion of that may come from the pockets of a record number of mobile shoppers.As of 2 p…
From Click to Delivery: Inside Amazon’s Cyber Monday Strategy
Digital Vision / Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The inner world of Amazon looks like a bustle of conveyor belts and bargains on Cyber Monday.Amazon has 80 giant fulfillment centers strategically sprinkled around the globe that are ready to fulfill every order…
Cyber Monday Deals Likely to Lead to Busiest Online Shopping Day
Ryan McVay/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, is increasingly becoming Cyber Week for many retailers as many Americans prefer to avoid crowds and compare prices online. Amazon.com, Target, Walmart were al…
Cyber Monday: Five Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While you won’t get toppled by someone racing you to get that doorbuster deal, Cyber Monday comes with its own host of dangers.Online Black Friday shopping was already up 26 percent from last year, according to …
Why Cyber Monday May Not Matter Anymore
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Unlike previous years, Cyber Monday is not a better day to shop online or for electronics than Black Friday. Cyber Monday was first widely publicized by Shop.org in 2005 to persuade shoppers to buy online, as people …
Cyber Monday’s Carbon Footprint May Be Worse Than You Think
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you think you’re saving the environment by shopping from home in your pajamas, think again. The carbon footprint you leave behind when you buy holiday gifts online may be bigger than if you’d hopped in…
Cyber Monday Deals You Can Get Right Now
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s not yet Black Friday but some stores are already offering Cyber Monday deals.Cyber Monday is typically the first Monday after Thanksgiving, and it’s become well-known for the deep discounts offe…
Activist Groups Boycott Cyber Monday
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In preparation for Cyber Monday, the Day of Virtual Shopping that takes place on the first Monday after Thanksgiving, online retailers are pulling out all the stops, from free shipping deals to exclusive online …