The Ultimate, Hour by Hour Guide to Cyber Monday

CYBER MONDAY O HOUR BY HOUR LOADING. You know Cyber Monday is a huge shopping day, but do you know exactly what time you should log on to score what you're looking for? Here's a breakdown of when people are shopping on Cyber Monday. 2012 12 12 Cyber Monday shopping peaked at 11 a.m. EST, with another strong spike at9 p.m. THESE PEAKS ARE MOST LIKELY DUE TO COMMUTING PATTERNS OF PEOPLE WORKING TRADITIONAL HOURS; THEY SHOP ONLINE WHILE AT WORK AND AGAIN WHEN THEY'RE HOME. 30.3% 70% 0 2011 2012 2012 2011 Cyber Monday sales increased by 30.3% from 2011. 18% of online shoppers Used a mobile device to shop online, an increase of over 70% from 2O11. 2013 12 12 3 Like in 2012, average peak browsing time was 1l am. EST. Afternoon browsing peaked aroundl p.m. These numbers likely mean that shoppers were browsing during work hours and on their lunch breaks. 30% Use of mobile and tablet devices nearly doubled to 30% of all site traffic. 12 12 2014 3 3 The best deals were in the 67 23% morning, with an average discountof of all online deals were posted before 5 p.m. EST. Average peak brow sing time was 9 p.m. Al% 88 LOADING. Mobile and tablet devices accounted for 41% of all site traffic. These numbers represent amove away from lunchtime laptop (or desktop) browsing and toward"at home" browsing on mobile devices in the evening. CYBER MONDAY SHOPPING WAS AT ITS LOWEST AT 5 P.M. BEFORE CYBER MONDAY With more retailers offering deals on and even before Thanksgiving, we've seen a large uptick in pre-Cyber Monday and even pre-Black Friday shopping. The Monday 0ot0 before Thanksgiving, H Nov. 24, saw a100% Cyber Monday was recorded as the most popular shopping day of the season. year-over-year uptick in activity. 2014 Mobile web shopping at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day accounted for 50% of retail Retail traffic reached 13 million pageviews per minute, up l6% from 2013. traffic. DID YOU KNOW? Cyber Monday sales have increased 14% or more every year since its inception in 2006. WHAT SHOULD IDO? 1. (2) Know that evening is the busiest online shopping time, so you're competing with more shoppers and items are more likely to disappear faster. If you're shopping for a specific item, shop in the morning. You're competingwith fewer people and more items will still be in stock, 3. (4. Shop after 10 p.m. EST on ondayif you're just browsing you are open to buying a variety of items. The rush will be overand FINAL SALE! Keep an eye out for deals the Monday before Thanksgiving - or even before. Online deals aren't just relegated to Cyber Monday anymorel retailers just may be willing to further discount items that haven't sold. HAPPY SHOPPING! Гот EBATES Source: http://www.ebates.com/blog/cyber-monday-hour-by-hour/