Cyber Monday

Report: Holiday E-Commerce Sales Finally Match Last Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2008 - 10:41am.

Reston, Va. - Following a slow start to the online holiday shopping season, strong sales on both Black Friday and Cyber Monday have bumped e-commerce spending for the first 35 days of the season back up to last year's levels, according to new figures from market research firm comScore.

Report: Online Spending Jumps 15% on "Cyber Monday"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 3, 2008 - 9:44am.

Reston, Va. - "Cyber Monday" was a huge success for online retailers, according to new figures released by comScore. The Monday after Thanksgiving -- coined in 2005 as the unofficial start of the holiday online shopping season -- saw $846 million in online spending, up 15% from last year.

Report: Holiday Online Shopping Season Off to Strong Start

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 1, 2008 - 10:45am.

Reston, Va. - Online bargain-hunters were expected to flood the Internet on Monday in search of deals on "Cyber Monday," the unofficial kickoff of the online holiday shopping season. According to comScore, the online holiday shopping season already is off to a strong start, with sales on Black Friday up 1% from a year ago. Combining Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, online sales rose 2%, the firm said.

Report: Online Holiday Spending Up 17% from Last Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2007 - 9:45am.

Reston, Va. - More than $14 billion has been spent online so far this holiday season, up 17% from the same period a year ago, according to new statistics from Internet audience metrics provider comScore.

"Cyber Monday" Spending Up 21% to Record $733 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2007 - 10:45am.

Reston, Va. - U.S. consumer spending on "Cyber Monday" rose 21% over last year to a record $733 million, with Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) and Walmart.com (NYSE: WMT) leading the pack of online retailers, according to a report from Internet audience metrics firm comScore (NASD: CSOR). Overall, 44% of Internet users on Cyber Monday visited an online retail site or comparison shopping engine, and 6% made an online purchase.

Cyber Monday Expected to Generate $700M in Online Sales

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 26, 2007 - 8:49am.

Reston, Va. - Online retailers on Monday were expected to generate more than $700 million in sales -- an all-time single-day high -- according to Internet audience metrics firm comScore.

"Cyber Monday" Online Shopping Fails to Live Up to Hype

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2006 - 2:21pm.
San Francisco - "Cyber Monday," a term coined a year ago by the National Retail Foundation to refer to online shopping done on the first day back to work after Thanksgiving, appears this year to not have lived up to hype pushed by retailers and the media alike.

"Cyber Monday" Traffic to Retail Sites Beats "Black Friday" Figures

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2005 - 9:26am.
New York - About 27.7 million U.S. Internet users visited retail web sites on "Cyber" Monday, eclipsing the traffic those sites saw on the previous "Black" Friday by 15%, according to new figures released by Nielsen/NetRatings. "'Cyber Monday' brought a surge of traffic to many online retailers as shoppers returned to work following the holiday weekend ready to tackle their holiday gift lists," said Heather Dougherty, a senior retail analyst for Nielsen/NetRatings. The firm said that shoppers were enticed to the sites by steep discounts on merchandise and free shipping offers. The top five online shopping destinations on Monday included eBay, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target and Overstock.com.