Cyber-Monday Winners: Amazon, Wal-Mart
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Amazon(AMZN) was the most visited Web site on Cyber Monday, according to a new report.
The e-retailer received 15.5% of visits among the top 500 retail Web sites tracked by Experian Hitwise, an analytics firm. Amazon has been the most visited Web site on Cyber Monday since 2006. Wal-Mart(WMT) came in second with 9.5% of visits, followed by Target(TGT) with 5.2%, Best Buy with 3.6% and J.C. Penney(JCP) with 2.6%. Among the top 20 sites visited on Cyber Monday,Staples(SPLS) saw the biggest surge in traffic compared with 2008, up 6%, while Barnes & Noble (BKS)received a 46% uptick in traffic, according to Experian Hitwise. Outside of the top 20, Apple(AAPL) saw its own massive 71% spike in traffic. Online sales jumped 14% on Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving where e-retailers see a surge in traffic, according to Coremetrics, a web analytics firm. -- Reported by Jeanine Poggi in New York. Follow TheStreet.com on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.>To order reprints of this article, click here: ReprintsTheStreet Premium Services For Personal Service: 877-471-2967
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