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"If the online shopping records set this past Cyber Monday are any indication, it looks like camping outside of Best Buy and hitting Macy&amp;#39;s at midnight may soon be a thing of the past.\nPinterestFacebookDiane von Furstenberg at New York Fashion Week Fall Winter 2012 Collections\nPHOTO: Copyright Mark LeibowitzThere were plenty of deals to be had, and shoppers didn&amp;#39;t hesitate. According to today&amp;#39;s WWD, &amp;quot;total sales are expected to increase by double digits from last year, when they totaled $1.25 billion. While total spending for the day has yet to be calculated, ComScore projected that Cyber Monday sales will reach $1.5 billion, a 20 percent increase from last year. IBM Corp. released data on Tuesday that showed business for Cyber Monday increased by 30.3 percent from last year, which would mean that sales topped the $1.5 billion mark projected by ComScore. Average orders dropped by 6.6 percent to $185.12, but consumers still wound up spending more due to shopping with greater frequency, IBM said.&amp;quot;\nSeveral retailers reported the most-sought-after brands and items on their sites: eBay was the place for Ugg boots and Coach handbags, HSN had success with electronics, and Gilt Groupe said M Missoni and Swarovski jewelry were among their best-selling brands on Monday. It was also widely found that mobile devices are playing an increasingly important role in online shopping.\nDoes this report jive with your experience on Cyber Monday? Did you dolls hit the web to snag the best deals on holiday presents? Did you shop from your phone or iPad? What did you buy? Share!\nPhoto: Mark Leibowitz"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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