What are the origins of Cyber Monday?

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Cyber Monday originated in 2005 when the National Retail Federation (NRF) coined the term to highlight the surge in online shopping that occurred on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Retailers noticed increased online sales as people returned to work with faster internet connections to shop after the holiday weekend. Initially, this shopping day was seen as a way to capture online traffic that didn’t participate in Black Friday shopping at physical stores.

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