"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On this Cyber Monday, shoppers are expected to spend more than $14 billion online, according to Adobe Analytics. Millions of Americans are shopping online on this Cyber Monday looking for a bargain or hoping to score a discount on a big ticket item. "A lot of women are looking at this one, the Dyson hair dryer. It's normally $550. Today, its $400," said Natalie Banke, an Amazon spokesperson."
"At the Amazon facility in Fremont, they're sorting and delivering 100,000 packages on this Cyber Monday. They typically deliver 55,000 packages a day. After you snap up that deal from your laptop or phone, those items are boxed up at a fulfillment center. Those packages go to a sorting and delivery center like the one in Fremont or Milpitas before heading out to your home."
""We are at DXC 5 which is a delivery station for Amazon, which is the last part of the process to get your packages to your doorstep," said Adam Carr, an Amazon Site Manager. Amazon says Cyber Monday is essentially their "Championship Game Day." "Consumers are still looking for deals. we have a ton of offerings, a ton of deals online," said Carr."
On Cyber Monday shoppers are expected to spend more than $14 billion online. Millions of Americans search for bargains and discounts on big-ticket items. Popular discounts include electronics and beauty items, such as a Dyson hair dryer reduced from $550 to $400. Amazon fulfillment and delivery operations expand substantially for Cyber Monday, processing about 100,000 packages at some delivery stations versus roughly 55,000 on a typical day. Fulfillment centers box items, then send them to sorting and delivery centers before final delivery to customers. Retailers target Cyber Monday with special promotions because many shoppers do not complete all purchases on Black Friday.
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