Survey: Workers set to shop on the job

Boston Business Journal

In terms of shopping online on Cyber Monday, many workers can barely contain themselves.

Close to half of American workers are expected to shop while at work on the Monday after Thanksgiving - the online retailing world's version of Black Friday - according to a new survey by Decision Analyst conducted on behalf of BJ's Wholesale Club, the company said this week.

The study from Natick, Mass.-based BJ's Wholesale (NYSE: BJ) surveyed over 500 working people across the country.

Although more than 11 percent said they had been caught shopping by their boss while on the job, the survey showed that the temptation to find a great bargain is so strong, they would spend nearly an hour on average shopping online this Monday instead of working.

As on Black Friday, many e-retailers offer some of the most exceptional deals of the year on Cyber Monday.

However the desire to find bargains online lasts far beyond Cyber Monday. The BJ's survey showed that about 50 percent of those surveyed said they do all of their online shopping at work, while 13 percent said they have shopped online during a conference call.