More than 121 million to shop online on Cyber Monday

Adding to warnings about deliveries, logistics expert Stuart Higgins from LCP Consulting told the BBC that Black Friday’s orders equated to about 22 million parcels, with a similar volume expected to be generated on Monday.

Cyber Monday is for shoppers who opt to enjoy their post-turkey coma and skip the Black Friday chaos knowing a new collection of deals on the websites of most Black Friday retailers awaits them the following Monday – an opportunity that doesn’t require leaving bed to take advantage of.

Online security experts suggest using a separate credit card for online shopping so that if hackers are able to get your information, your credit line and bank accounts will be safe.

Target: Target announced that every product on the site will be 15% off on Cyber Monday with the promo code “CYBER15”, according to a press release. The term itself was a reaction by the retail trade group known as the National Retail Federation (NRF) to the trend that was already occurring.

“Black Friday isn’t as attractive as it used to be”.

The amount is expected to fall short of Black Friday’s predicted spending of £1.07 billion – the first time that online retail sales in the United Kingdom were thought to have surpassed £1 billion in one day.

We’ll soon see what effect all of this will have on Cyber Monday – when traditionally people hit the computers at work to buy things online.

Retail giant Amazon reported record figures on Friday, with more than 7.4 million items ordered, leading to its biggest sales day ever in the UK.

So what’s in store for Cyber Monday 2015?

The attractive online savings starting in early November have changed the way that consumers are shopping on Cyber Monday. To determine its rankings, WalletHub analyzed the websites of the 30 largest retailers in the United States for the entire week beginning with Cyber Monday.