Cyber Monday is on track to bring in a record of as much as $12.7 billion in online sales, according to latest industry estimates, surpassing Black Friday's digital numbers as U.S. retailers reached the last leg of an extended holiday selling season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shoppers have seen nearly two months of offers from retailers looking to recover sales lost due to mall and store closures, while Amazon.com pushed back its annual summer promotional event to October, creating a longer than ever season.
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Safety tips while doing your holiday shopping
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Shoppers are are pouring into stores for the big deals and searching for the perfect holiday gifts during this season of giving.
But this is also the time of year when the bad guys are looking for that perfect opportunity to steal those gifts.
That's why the Mississippi Insurance Department wants shoppers to take a few extra steps this holiday season to ensure your gifts don't end up in the wrong hands.
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Cyber Monday: The importance of shopping local
SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (KTIV) -- While Black Friday looked a little different this year due to the pandemic, there's still another chance to save big this holiday season… and that's Cyber Monday.
"We expect it to be bigger than normal," said Jennifer Rassel, Little Red Embroidery Company Owner.
Folks around Siouxland and the nation use Cyber Monday as a way to get great deals for Christmas shopping.
But it's important to note that it's not just the large retail stores that will be having good deals to take advantage of.
Many things are taking place:
Estes shopping tips from VEP – Estes Park Trail-Gazette
Here in Estes, store owners are taking extra precautions to ensure your safety while shopping. We don't want you to miss out on the idyllic experience that is strolling up and down Elkhorn Avenue, and Estes Park is a pretty great place to find the perfect Christmas gift. So consider these to be our tips for shopping during COVID-19 in Estes Park.
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Scroll through the list of stores to figure out your top spots, plan your parking, your mid-morning coffee, and sprinkle in time for outdoor adventure.
Online groceries: Pandemic has changed grocery shopping for good
April Wright had been a professional grocery shopper for more than two years when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
It didn't take long for her to notice a difference in the size of the orders that Shipt, the shopping and delivery company she works for, started receiving.
"I had an influx of bigger orders for basic necessities — meats, pasta, your TP, your cleaners," said the Canton woman, who juggles shopping trips with being mom to her five boys.
‘It Would Break My Heart’: Small Businesses Struggle As Holiday Shopping Weekend
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Tracking traffic through small businesses has never been more important as local shops struggle to stay open.
Sahlman works at Shop Old Gold. The downtown Sacramento business took a hard hit during the pandemic, only bringing in half the revenue it usually does. Like many small local businesses, they banked on the Small Business Saturday tradition to keep them afloat. But this year’s big shopping day only pulled in half the sales it did last year.
Voice of the consumer: Tips for safe online holiday shopping
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - With Thanksgiving over, the official holiday shopping season is here. This year, many people are expected to do most of their shopping online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before you get too far down your shopping list, the experts at AARP ElderWatch, which is a program with the Colorado Attorney General's Office, want to make sure you are aware of possible fraud this holiday season. The experts say they have been seeing more retail scams recently involving fraudsters putting up fake websites to take advantage of the influx in online shopping.
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Cyber Monday set to be biggest online shopping day in U.S. history https://t.co/BurmP7cmnv https://t.co/r4vsbJP41B Reuters (from Around the world) Mon Nov 30 12:10:23 +0000 2020
Lego's International Space Station set is 16% off at Amazon for Cyber Monday https://t.co/61iibx3cnC https://t.co/RkYrUXCAQL SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Mon Nov 30 01:47:02 +0000 2020
The color pink represents compassion, nurturing & love. It relates to unconditional love and understanding, and the… https://t.co/1uPPNSN3vm JessicaSimpson (from Los Angeles, CA) Mon Nov 30 16:57:42 +0000 2020
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