Still on top: Cyber Monday sales on track to hit record Even though deals could be found online for days, shoppers still pulled out their phones and laptops to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving, with sales on track to hit a record $9.4 billionIn this Nov. 26, 2019, photo a UPS man delivers a package to a residence in North Andover, Mass. Cyber Monday was created by retailers in 2005 to get people to shop online at a time when high-speed internet was rare and the iPhone didn’t exist. Amazon started offering Cyber Monday deals on Saturday, calling the three-day extravaganza “Cyber Monday Weekend.”Walmart kicked off online discounts for the holidays a week before Halloween. Adobe said the bestselling toys on Cyber Monday were those related to the “Frozen 2” movie, “Paw Patrol” show and the LOL Surprise brand. Not all online shopping ended with a box being delivered.

Source: ABC News December 02, 2019 18:56 UTC