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Green Monday Biggest Online Spending Day

Early indications reveal that retailers had a small 2.4 percent sales growth this holiday season according to MasterCard SpendingPulse.In contrast SpendingPulse figures showed that online sales had a 22 percent gain over the 2006 holiday shopping season.  Backing that up comScore reported that online retail sales increased 19 percent over a year ago, reaching a record $26.2 billion from November 1 through December 21.

Cyber Monday Traffic Up 26 Percent

U. S. traffic on Cyber Monday increased 26 percent compared to 2006, according to Hitwise. This is the third consecutive year there has been an increase on the Monday after Thanksgiving.

Cyber Monday Myth Busted Again

 It was like pulling the plug while the stereo was still going – that droopy drop-off of sound and fury – two years ago when the first so-called "Cyber Monday" was conveniently labeled, leaked, and then debunked as hooey on Tuesday. And again this year, it just ain't so.

Amazon Trumps Wal-Mart On Cyber Monday

Though Wal-Mart dominates the global brick and mortar retail scene, even it had to watch Amazon surpass it in online traffic.

Cyber Monday Shoppers More Satisfied In 2007

Cyber Monday shoppers were more satisfied with their online experience in 2007 than they were in 2006, according to a new study from ForeSee Results.

Cyber Monday Spending Hit $733 Million

Merchants affected by Yahoo's system outage on Monday have more reasons to be upset, as US consumers parted with $733 million online for the day.

Wal-Mart Kicks Off "Cyber Week"

Compared to most retailers, Wal-Mart is really, really big.  So it only makes sense that the company is doing away with Cyber Monday, and is instead focusing on an entire “Cyber Week.”

Over Half Will Shop From Work Today

A whopping 72 million people will be shopping online today, the recently-appointed day for it, and the vast majority will be logging in from work.

Unprecedented Holiday Traffic On MSN

Shoppers rang in the traditional start of the holiday gift-buying season with unprecedented traffic on MSN Shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Cyber Monday Spending Shows Increase

ComScore reports that online retail spending on Cyber Monday shows a 25% increase from 2005. In total, it is estimated that consumers spent nearly $608 million in retail purchases for the year's most celebrated online shopping holiday.