Sue Sutcliffe » online shopping http://www.suesutcliffe.com/blog by Sue Sutcliffe, The Web Coach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:52:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Today Is Cyber Monday http://www.suesutcliffe.com/blog/today-is-cyber-monday/ http://www.suesutcliffe.com/blog/today-is-cyber-monday/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:35 +0000 Sue Sutcliffe http://www.suesutcliffe.com/blog/?p=5481 ]]>

The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving and Christmas. [1] Whereas Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, “Cyber Monday” symbolizes a busy day for online retailers. The premise was that consumers would return to their offices after the Black Friday weekend, making purchases online that they were not able to make in stores. Although that idea has not survived the test of time, Cyber Monday has evolved into a significant marketing event, sponsored by the National Retail Federation’s Shop.org division, in which online retailers offer low prices and promotions.

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