Article: Cyber Monday E-Commerce Spending Beats Forecast; Climbs 25 Percent Versus Last Year to $608 Million, According to comScore Networks.

300,000 Visitors Flock to Shop.org's CyberMonday.com

RESTON, Va., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore Networks, a leader in measuring the digital age, today released data on consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for Cyber Monday and the 2006 holiday season to date. Cyber Monday, which marks the first major spike in online holiday spending as people returned to work after the Thanksgiving weekend, saw slightly higher than expected gains. Cyber Monday sales totaled $608 million, up 26 percent versus the same day last year. During the first 27 days of November this year, total online retail spending reached $9.48 billion, marking a 24-percent ...

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