9 posts and columns on Green Monday

10 of the Days Before Christmas Hit $1 Billion in Online Spending

in Commerce on January 5 at 9:33 am PT

For the second straight year, Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day of the year, hitting $1.25 billion in the U.S.
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Move Over Cyber Monday, Make Room for Sofa Sunday

in Commerce on December 27, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

This year, even more people shopped online on Christmas Day, fueled perhaps by finding change in the couch cushions — or, more likely, receiving gift cards in their stockings.
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One of the Biggest Winners on Green Monday Won’t Be a Retailer

in Commerce on December 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT

One of the biggest benefactors will be FedEx, which predicts it will ship a record-breaking number of packages based on the millions of online orders made today.
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Fact or Fiction: Cyber Monday Is the Heaviest Online Shopping Day of the Year

in Commerce on December 19, 2010 at 6:42 pm PT

The retail industry would like you to believe that “Cyber Monday,” the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the busiest e-commerce day of the year. But is it?

No Lumps of Coal for Retailers as Shopping Soars to $22 Billion Online

in Commerce on December 12, 2010 at 11:36 am PT

With five to eight days remaining for consumers to take advantage of free shipping offers before Christmas, the online shopping season still has a lot of legs left. In the first 40 days of the holiday shopping season, comScore estimates that more than $21.95 billion has been spent online, increasing 12 percent vs. last year.

Will Holiday Spending Peak Today?

in News on December 14, 2009 at 11:43 am PT

Consumers have spent $19.9 billion online since early November, up 3 percent from the year-earlier period, according to comScore. But today may be where the action is. The market-research firm said that shoppers spent $4.64 billion online last week, up 4 percent, with Thursday, Dec. 10 spending reaching $852 million (the third-strongest day of the season to date, following Cyber Monday’s $887 million and the following day’s $886 million).

Online Spending Two Sizes Too Small?

in News on December 15, 2008 at 9:19 am PT

With the econalypse still playing havoc with global finances, holiday shoppers are behaving pretty much as you’d imagine. They’re spending less–presumably, saving up for that awful rainy day when discretionary income is better spent holding onto their homes than on another Wii game under the Christmas tree.

Next Retail Holiday: Pavlov's Dog Friday?

in News on December 8, 2008 at 5:00 am PT

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Mobile Tuesday. What’s next, Debt Consolidation Loan Wednesday? 401(k) Withdrawal Thursday? Pavlov’s Dog Friday? Try Green Monday. Turns out, the Monday two weeks before Christmas is also a shopping holiday, one apparently held in celebration of the seasonal deadline for free shipping.

Next Retail Holiday: Pavlov’s Dog Friday?

in News on December 8, 2008 at 5:00 am PT

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Mobile Tuesday. What’s next, Debt Consolidation Loan Wednesday? 401(k) Withdrawal Thursday? Pavlov’s Dog Friday? Try Green Monday. Turns out, the Monday two weeks before Christmas is also a shopping holiday, one apparently held in celebration of the seasonal deadline for free shipping.