Walmart Offers Cyber Monday Deals Early

Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.) has announced its Cyber Monday sale will be begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, Nov. 29.

Bloomberg Business reports the National Retail Federation expects online sales to grow by 8 percent this year, which will be larger growth than brick-and-mortar shopping will see this year.

The same article reports that amid these projections, Walmart is working to outpace online retailer Amazon.com (Seattle) with moves such as this early sale. The company is also planning to release more competitive online deals than in previous years.