Erin Lynch

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Erin Lynch is the senior content producer at Multichannel Merchant. Erin can be reached (203) 899-8461 or connect with her socially on Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn.

IBM Says Cyber Monday Sales Jump 30%

| Erin Lynch

Shoppers flocked to the internet in droves this Cyber Monday making it the biggest holiday spending day in history with sales growing 30.3% over last year, according to findings by IBM.
According to this infographic, based on the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, shopping momentum hit its highest peak at 11:25 am EST and more than 18% of consumers used a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site, an increase of more than 70 percent over 2011. Mobile sales reached close to 13 percent, an increase of more than 96 percent over 2011.

The Predicted Holiday Social Trends for Cyber Monday

| Erin Lynch

With Cyber Monday just days away, it is even more important now to get a handle on the predicted trends of shoppers. RadiumOne created this infographic about the online social sharing and holiday shopping trends on Cyber Monday which includes that a majority of Americans will be avoiding the in-store chaos this year, with 57% planning to complete their holiday shopping online.

Thanksgiving Becomes Mobile Thursday

| Erin Lynch

Thanksgiving is not just about the turkey this year, according to this infographic from Digitas, 29% of smartphone or tablet owners plan on shopping this holiday using their mobile devices.