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Cyber Monday to Break UK Online Sales Records

By Assam News on December 7, 2009 at 12:40 am

LONDON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Cyber Monday, the first Monday in December, signals the busiest online shopping day of the year, as shoppers who see goods on the high street over the weekend use their office high-speed connections to place orders online once they return to work. Online shoppers are expected to spend between 350M to 400M GBP on Christmas gifts on Cyber Monday. David Smith, director of operations at IMRG, the industry body for online retailers says, "It’s the biggest day in terms of sales - the first Monday in December is the big day as most people have been paid."

Andy Street, managing director of John Lewis concurs, "Everyone decides what they are going to buy over the weekend then goes to work on Monday, gets on the computer and makes their purchases." Likewise, Amazon, who has been gearing up for Cyber Monday for weeks, is anticipating its busiest Christmas on record with sales expected to increase by up to 35%. Brian McBride, chief executive of Amazon UK, said, "We expect this to be our biggest Christmas to date". Meanwhile, Tesco will go head-to-head against Marks & Spencer and Waitrose by offering heavy discounts on its finest range of foods and luxury items starting on Cyber Monday.

Talya Schaeffer, founder of CyberMonday.co.uk, a website dedicated to tracking Cyber Monday offers, has seen a surge in promotions for the nascent online holiday. Talya Schaeffer said, "UK retailers have put together their best promotions for Cyber Monday. John Lewis has instant discounts on iPods and HDTV’s, Amazon is offering Deals of the Day with more than 50% off certain items, Argos has a Half Price Toy Sale, and Play.com is offering up to 70% off — the latest Harry Potter DVD is 13.99 GBP and Star Trek is 6.95 GBP with Free Delivery."

The newly launched CyberMonday.co.uk is featuring the latest sales, special offers and voucher codes for hundreds of leading online retailers. Bargains and gifts are easy to find as online retailers are showcasing their best advertisements on CyberMonday.co.uk.

Click here (http://www.cybermonday.co.uk/ ) to visit the new Cyber Monday UK site.

SOURCE CyberMonday.co.uk



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