Cyber Monday was invented in 2005

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Unlike historic retail traditions based on actual foot traffic, Cyber Monday was literally conjured out of thin air by a trade association.

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Cyber Monday was invented in 2005 — STACKY / Economy

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Unlike historic retail traditions based on actual foot traffic, Cyber Monday was literally conjured out of thin air by a trade association. In 2005, the National Retail Federation noticed that people were using their lightning-fast workplace internet connections on the Monday after Thanksgiving to buy the things they missed on Black Friday. They slapped a catchy, futuristic name on the trend, sent out a press release, and successfully engineered a multibillion-dollar artificial holiday.

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Why are digital price tags rapidly replacing traditional paper labels on the shelves of your local grocery store?

What is the real economic reason consumer electronics companies stopped making phones with removable batteries?

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Diaper indicator is an incredibly bleak retail metric noting that sales of larger sized diapers drop significantly right before a major economic recession hits.

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