Cyber Monday clicks leave Black Friday in bits

By Euronews • Updated: 30/11/2015

Retailers are certain that Cyber Monday will prove a bigger hit than its cousin Black Friday.

Shopping trends now show that more and more people prefer to trawl the Internet for bargains than visit a store.

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— WWE (@WWE) November 30, 2015

Cyber Monday is when Black Friday goes online.

Online is 24/7 and over the four-day period from Black Friday to Cyber Monday retailers are expecting a £3bn bonanza in the UK alone.

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— CNN (@CNN) November 30, 2015

Amazon UK reported record figures on Black Friday, selling more than 7.4 million items at a rate of around 86 items per second with not a queue or fight in sight.

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— Eric Schwartz (@ericschwartz) November 27, 2015