A solid sales lift for Cyber Monday, according to early data

The clock only just ran out on Cyber Monday, but early data shows the online shopping bonanza saw a robust increase in sales this year. Adobe forecasts that Cyber Monday sales hit $2.65 billion on Monday, a 16 percent increase over last year. The technology company projects that large retailers had the healthiest bumps in sales: The top 25 retailers in the U.S. saw 25 percent year-over-year online sales growth on Monday, while smaller retailers had growth of only 5 percent.