This is a part of the Cyber Week which starts from November 28 to December 4.
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Clothing is one of the most heavily discounted items after the holidays, making up 45% of after-Christmas sales.
The holiday shopping season traditionally starts with “Black Friday” – once a term reserved exclusively for the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Cyber Monday, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, may see the biggest turnout.
“Pundits for a while now have been dismissing Cyber Monday, with headlines in recent years declaring it “obsolete” or event a “myth.”…I believe Cyber Monday will continue to grow at a healthy clip for years to come”, Jason Goldberger, president of Target.com and the company’s mobile division, said in a blog post this week. That’s why we made a decision to start earlier this year on Sunday.
Toys “R” Us also will launch its Cyber Monday deals Sunday evening.
The first thing that Google suggests is that you should avoid going out on Friday in the afternoon. These days, most Americans have broadband at home, decreasing the relevance of Cyber Monday.
The retailer is offering Black Friday deals even earlier online, starting just after midnight on Thursday.
“This app makes it much easier to scroll thru ads and find this years ads as there is less clutter than the website version”.
Because of time differences, Black Friday is actually this Saturday in Australia; though some retailers jump the gun and offer deals on Thanksgiving day (Thursday), which is Friday in Australia. The Monday after Thanksgiving offers equally lucrative sales with the added perk of not having to leave your home to make a purchase.
Discount sales include several latest products.
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Among Wal-Mart’s top items are an LG 65-inch 4K television for $799 (down from $1,299), as well as Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 for $599 (down from $799) and an Air Hogs Video Drone for $75 (down from $109). But as Cyber Monday fades in importance, there is one potential benefit that businesses might enjoy. The online deals are gaining popularity among shoppers and Walmart is offering 2,000 online specials every day. Forty percent of NRF surveyed consumers rated the deals being offered this year are good or excellent, while about 35 percent rated them as average. The free shipping is available for orders over $50.
