Online spending is expected to break new records this side of the Atlantic as Christmas shoppers search for a bargain on what has become known as Cyber Monday.<br /><br />It follows Black Friday and the US Thanksgiving holiday, and retail experts say it is getting bigger and better.<br /><br />Dale Achabal, professor at Santa Clara University Retail Management Institute said: “The online retail world’s answer to the Black Friday weekend. But it’s very real, because as consumers continue to shift a significant portion of their holiday shopping from brick and mortar environment to online. It’s grown tremendously!”<br /><br />In the UK alone, up to 25 million people are expected to go online to look for deals, and one internet research group estimates just over half a million euros will be spent every minute.<br /><br />Some stores struggle to cope with demand but Amazon, which brought Cyber Monday over to Britain, <br />says this is its busiest and best shopping day of the year.
