Cyber Monday 2015 deals

Consumer analyst Richard Hyman said: “Last year I think the industry embraced Black Friday with tremendous enthusiasm and dived in”. On Cyber Monday there are a few big deals on 4K TVs to shop from, but this one from Amazon offers a Samsung 48-Inch 4K TV with a Home Theater Bundle that includes nearly $200 in extras for free. Of those who shopped in stores over the weekend, 73% (74.2 million) said they shopped on Black Friday.

Cyber week starts now on most of top retailers.

The growing preference for online deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday – the two busy shopping days after Thanksgiving – is transforming the face of holiday retail, as retail website outages in the face of heavy consumer traffic slowly replace the frenzied crowds that once rushed into brick-and-mortar stores. Consumers are getting smarter as they learn to look out for the Cyber Monday deals and to see if those deals are even worth it. Plus, there are deals offered online throughout the year, making it less desirable to shop around Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Angie Tatum, the first customer in line at the Nashville West Best Buy this year, said she purchased several items online, and she was checking her smartphone from her tent for new deals being rolled out on bestbuy.com. Brick-and-click retailers saw the strongest growth in sales year over year with 18%, reversing the trend of Cyber Monday being an online-only retailer day. He also noted that numerous retail executives he had spoken with were very pleased with the weekend’s performance. Martin said early advancements in November were a greater element harming Black Friday than store openings on Thanksgiving night. “When purchase this Dell 13.3” 2-in-1 Touchscreen Notebook, I7359-5984SLV, Intel Core i7-6500U, 8 GB Memory, 500 GB Hard Drive.

According to preliminary numbers from the research firm ShopperTrak, sales fell to $10.4 billion this year, down from $11.6 billion in 2014.

Mobile devices played an important role in shaping a historic Cyber Monday this year, according to data released by Adobe Digital Index, accounting for 28 percent of purchases made during yesterday’s event.

ShopperTrak notes mobile played a major role in Black Friday sales declines. The report tracks spending by combining sales activity in MasterCard’s payments network with estimates of cash and other payment forms.

This reveals the declining importance of what was earlier viewed as a key period for retail sales at conventional stores. Best Buy Black Friday 2015 Store Sales Hours – Black Friday Sales start time begins at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 26 on Thanksgiving Day. CGP’s projection is based on Commerce Department data, excluding autos, gasoline and oil, and food services and restaurants. The organization said it is an “expected lessening from a year ago” yet did not give the rate decrease because of an inner change in the way it ascertains information.