This story on Cyber Monday (that would be the first day of work following the Thanksgiving holiday, and Black Friday) amuses me because I did my post-Thanksgiving online shopping yesterday, on Cyber Sunday. I’m out-of-step, as usual.

Here is what Fox News has to say:

Retailers are hoping last week’s strong start to the holiday shopping season at malls and stores translates into a busy buying season online, which officially begins Monday.

The Monday after Thanksgiving, tagged “Cyber Monday” by the National Retail Federation, marks the first big online shopping surge for many merchants as consumers return to their work computers.

A number of retailers are hosting one-day sales or special offers for the occasion. Internet research firm comScore Inc. estimated online sales may exceed $700 million online on Monday.

There’s a Mama’s & Papa’s song hiding here somewhere…

(Last Friday & Saturday saw year-to-year sales in bricks-and-mortar stores rise a bit more than 7%. Retailers would be throwing confetti if they thought that wouldn’t jinx the rest of the shopping season.)

Source: Cyber Monday

                        

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