Canarian Weekly
03-12-2012, 14:00
TODAY is globally known as Cyber Monday or Mega Monday, expected to be the busiest online shopping day of the year as consumers go online in their droves today to shop for gifts for Christmas, following their last pay day before Christmas and it being the first Monday of December. 2012 is expected to break all records with shoppers spending £222,222 per minute with £320m being spent today alone.
Orders are expected to peak this evening between 8pm and 9pm when consumers go online at home. Amazon managing director Chris North said: “Monday 3 December could be the busiest day in the history of Amazon.co.uk. “As people increasingly shop on mobile devices and benefit from fast broadband at home, we’re seeing a move towards customers buying their Christmas gifts later in the evening when they are at home relaxing.” It’s estimated there will be115 million visits to online retail sites today, up 36% on last year.
Shoppers will spend 375 million hours shopping online, an increase of 9% compared to 2011 according to research analyst Experian. Stores such as M&S and Asda Direct have employed additional employees to cope with the demand. Asda Direct expects to sell 50% more products today than an average Monday
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Orders are expected to peak this evening between 8pm and 9pm when consumers go online at home. Amazon managing director Chris North said: “Monday 3 December could be the busiest day in the history of Amazon.co.uk. “As people increasingly shop on mobile devices and benefit from fast broadband at home, we’re seeing a move towards customers buying their Christmas gifts later in the evening when they are at home relaxing.” It’s estimated there will be115 million visits to online retail sites today, up 36% on last year.
Shoppers will spend 375 million hours shopping online, an increase of 9% compared to 2011 according to research analyst Experian. Stores such as M&S and Asda Direct have employed additional employees to cope with the demand. Asda Direct expects to sell 50% more products today than an average Monday
More... (http://www.canarianweekly.com/cyber-monday/)