Our world is certainly changing fast when you realize that the internet plays such an important part in the way that commerce is conducted. It used to be that Black Friday was one of the most important days on the retailing calendar, but I have learned that the Saturday immediately preceding Christmas is the busiest day for brick and mortar retailers.

Today marks a relatively new phenomenon, something that industry analysts are calling Cyber Monday. Apparently, more than 60 million people will be logging on to their computers and buying stuff, making this day the busiest online retail day of the year. What is interesting about this particular event is that mostly every one of these consumers will be logging on while at work, probably on company time at that.

Although I work for myself, I won’t be shopping online today, but I will be doing so in the very near future. Like so many shoppers I prefer the convenience of the internet instead of dealing with the teeming crowds at my local mall even though I can reach the mall on foot from my home in less than ten minutes. Besides, the best deals can be found online, can’t they?

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