Looking ahead to Cyber Monday, ShopRunner, a members-only online shopping service, predicted that 85% of its members intend to shop on Cyber Monday, which will overshadow both Black Friday and Thanksgiving this year. Cyber Monday will be the start of Cyber Week at Walmart, which the retailer said will feature deals on popular electronics and gifts. According to the survey, 88.7 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds and 90.9 percent of 25-to-34-year-olds say yes or maybe when asked if they will shop online on Cyber Monday. A merchandise credit? And will shipping be on you – or on them? The Monday after Thanksgiving is the biggest online shopping day of the year, and the National Retail Federation expects online sales this holiday season to reach $105 billion.
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Walmart’s Cyber Monday deal on Samsung’s 48-inch 4K HDTV is available with free shipping or free in-store pickup. “If you want to find out the details, click on this attachment, ‘ pretending to be UPS or FedEx”, said Haley.
Asda have decided they won’t take part in Black Friday this year, instead offering deals from now until the New Year. Amazon said it will offer 10 Deals of the Day on Cyber Monday – the busiest day of the year for the company, historically.
As for the 75 e-doorbusters, Target.com disclosed that “Almost three quarters of those items will be more than 50 percent off for one day only”.
Target is calling this their “most aggressive” Cyber Monday sale ever, dropping prices on their website by 15%.
Incredible online savings starting in early November have changed the way that consumers are shopping on Cyber Monday.
Are you ready for another round of online price cutting, or have you seen enough sales for now?
A big reason for the decline is increased online shopping, as Americans hunt down deals on their smartphones, tablets and computers. There are many great deals to be had when we discern wisely. You should also read up on return policies in case what you purchase doesn’t work out. Download the Slickdeals app, or set a deal alert on a brand or product in which you are interested so you are notified when there’s a great Cyber Monday deal for a brand in which you are interested.
Meanwhile, Target announced that for the first time it will be offering a 15% site-wide discount on Cyber Monday. The store will sell an Xbox One console bundle with “Gears of War” plus an additional controller for $299.96.
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Going back to Amazon, many of their deals will continue on past Cyber Monday. The online store will also offer Cyber Rush deals daily. And those Amazon Cyber Monday deals also include some nice discounts off the price of wearables like the Moto 360 ($40 off), the Sony SmartBand 2 ($35 off), and the Mira Wellness and Activity Bracelet (30 percent off).
