Cyber Monday
| Cyber Monday | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | United States United Kingdom France Portugal |
| Date | Monday after Black Friday (shopping) |
| 2010 date | November 29 |
| 2011 date | November 28 |
| Celebrations | Shopping |
| Related to | Thanksgiving, Black Friday (shopping) and Christmas |
Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The term made its debut in 2005 in a Shop.org press release entitled "'Cyber Monday' Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year"[1]. According to the Shop.org/BizRate Research 2005 eHoliday Mood Study, "77 percent of online retailers said that their sales increased substantially last year on the Monday after Thanksgiving, a trend that is driving serious online discounts and promotions on Cyber Monday this year (2005)". In 2006, Shop.org announced[2] that it launched the CyberMonday.com portal, a one-stop shop for Cyber Monday deals. In 2009, comScore[3] reported that consumers spent $887M online on Cyber Monday (excluding travel), the second highest spending day of 2009. Cyber Monday is also used as a marketing term in the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal. In these countries, Cyber Monday sales last for eight days.
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[edit] Origin of term
The term "Cyber Monday" is a neologism invented by Shop.org, part of the U.S. trade association National Retail Federation.[4] It was first used within the ecommerce community during the 2005 holiday season. According to Scott Silverman, the head of Shop.org, the term was coined based on research showing that 77% of online retailers reported a significant increase in sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving in 2004.[5] In late November 2005, the New York Times reported that "The name Cyber Monday grew out of the observation that millions of otherwise productive working Americans, fresh off a Thanksgiving weekend of window shopping, were returning to high-speed Internet connections at work Monday and buying what they liked."[6]
[edit] United States
In 2006, comScore reported that online spending jumped 25 percent on Cyber Monday to $608 Million.[7]
In 2007, comScore reported that online spending climbed 21 percent on Cyber Monday to $733 Million.[8]
In 2008, comScore reported that online spending increased 15 percent on Cyber Monday to $846 Million.[9]
In 2009, comScore reported that online spending increased 5 percent on Cyber Monday to $887 Million and that more than half of dollars spent online at U.S. Web sites originated from work computers (52.7 percent), representing a gain of 2.3 percentage points from last year.[10] Buying from home comprised the majority of the remaining share (41.6 percent) while buying from international locations accounted for 5.8 percent. According to comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni, “comScore data have shown that Cyber Monday online sales have always been driven by considerable buying activity from work locations. That pattern hasn’t changed. After returning from the long Thanksgiving weekend with a lot of holiday shopping still ahead of them, many consumers tend to continue their holiday shopping from work. Whether to take advantage of the extensive Cyber Monday deals offered by retailers or to buy gifts away from the prying eyes of family members, this day has become an annual ritual for America’s online holiday shoppers.”
[edit] United Kingdom
According to the Guardian, UK online retailers are now referring to "Cyber Monday" as the busiest internet shopping day of the year that commonly falls on the first Monday of December.[11]
[edit] France
Inspired by the U.S. phenomenon, the term Cyber Monday was first used in France in 2008.[12]
[edit] Portugal
Likewise, the term Cyber Monday was first used in Portugal in 2009.[13]
[edit] Website
At the official Cyber Monday site run by Shop.org, more than 600 retailers offer discounts as of 2009. A percentage of the proceeds of the site benefits the Ray M. Greenly Scholarship Fund, which gives scholarships to students wanting to better their education in e-commerce.
[edit] References
- ^ "'Cyber Monday' Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year". Shop.org. http://www.shop.org/c/journal_articles/view_article_content?groupId=1&articleId=623&version=1.0.
- ^ "As More Consumers Shop from Work, Retailers Gear Up for Cyber Monday -- CyberMonday.com Debuts for Shoppers Seeking Online Deals". Shop.org. http://www.shop.org/c/journal_articles/view_article_content?groupId=1&articleId=605&version=1.0.
- ^ "E-Commerce Sales Rise by 5 Percent to Reach $27 Billion for the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season through Christmas Eve". comScore. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/12/E-Commerce_Sales_Rise_by_5_Percent_to_Reach_27_Billion_for_the_2009_Holiday_Shopping_Season_through_Christmas_Eve.
- ^ Hof, Robert D. (November 29, 2005). "Cyber Monday, Marketing Myth". Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2005/nf20051129_9946_db016.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ "Shop 'til your mouse breaks: Etailers await "Cyber" Monday". CNN.com. November 28, 2005. http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/news/economy/cyber_monday/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ Michael Barbaro (November 11, 2005). "Online sales take off on 'Cyber Monday'". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/technology/30iht-cyber.html?scp=12&sq=cyber%20monday&st=cse.
- ^ "Cyber Monday E-Commerce Spending Beats Forecast; Climbs 25 Percent Versus Last Year to $608 Million". comScore. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2006/11/Cyber_Monday_E-Commerce_Beats_Forecast.
- ^ "Cyber Monday Spending Propels Holiday E-Commerce to Strong Week of More than $4 Billion in Sales". comScore. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2007/12/Cyber_Monday_Holiday_E-Commerce.
- ^ "E-Commerce Spending Jumps 15 Percent on Cyber Monday to $846 Million, the Second Heaviest Online Spending Day on Record". comScore. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2008/12/Cyber_Monday_Sales_Reach_846_Million.
- ^ "Cyber Monday Online Sales Up 5 Percent vs. Year Ago to $887 Million to Match Heaviest Online Spending Day in History". comScore. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/12/Cyber_Monday_Online_Sales_Up_5_Percent_vs._Year_Ago_to_887_Million_to_Match_Heaviest_Online_Spending_Day_in_History.
- ^ Teather, David (2009-11-23). "Amazon gets set for cyber Monday as Christmas shopping online clicks - Internet retailers are preparing for a deluge of online orders on their busiest day of the year in the lead-up to Christmas". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/23/amazon-christmas-online-shopping-cyber-monday. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "Le 24 novembre, le Cybermonday débarque en France". ZDNet France. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-24-novembre-le-cybermonday-debarque-en-france-39385034.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Lojas online fazem uma semana de descontos loucos". Jornal de Noticias de Portugal. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-24-novembre-le-cybermonday-debarque-en-france-39385034.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
[edit] External links
- CyberMonday.com (Official site sponsored by Shop.org)
- CyberMonday.co.uk (Official Cyber Monday UK website)
- CyberMonday.pt (Official Cyber Monday Portugal website)
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