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Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. Email your response to and your story could be part of an upcoming article. Another third will offer free shipping and about 15% will have a free gift with purchase, the survey said.Īre you an extreme Black Friday shopper? Tell us your game plan - and all-time best deal. Most retailers will offer coupons or across-the-board discounts and more than one-third will have limited-time promotions. "In addition to many free shipping promotions, there will be plenty of extra ways to save on Cyber Monday, including percentages off entire sites and online-only sales," said Executive Director Vicki Cantrell in a statement. Eight-in-10 online retailers will have special promotions on Cyber Monday, according to the survey by, an online division of the industry group the National Retail Federation. "Productivity will be lower than usual on Cyber Monday because people will be shopping from their computers all day," she said.Įvidently, the lure of the online deals will be difficult for many employees to resist. But bosses shouldn't expect much work to get done during other times either, she added. The lunch hour, or noon to 1 p.m., will be the busiest time for online shopping that day, Claudia Lombana, a shopping specialist for PayPal.
Sales for 2011 are projected to hit a record $1.2 billion, Andrew Lipsman, ComScore's industry analyst, said. And this year, even more shoppers are jumping on the bandwagon. Last year's Cyber Monday was the most popular online shopping day of the year with sales over $1 billion, according to data compiled by online tracking firm ComScore.
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