Isle retailers profit from opening earlier for Black Friday

Many say sales increased as crowds of shoppers hit stores for deals on electronics, clothes, toys and more

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 24, 2012

~~<p>Many Honolulu retailers were able to plump their Black Friday profits this year by moving up their opening times — in some cases to as early as Thursday evening.</p>
<p>"It's been a pretty awesome kickoff to the holiday season," said Shannon Bell, team leader at the Target store in Salt Lake. "We had more folks in the store for the start of our sale this year than last. The line was wrapped around the building."</p>
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Many Honolulu retailers were able to plump their Black Friday profits this year by moving up their opening times — in some cases to as early as Thursday evening.

"It's been a pretty awesome kickoff to the holiday season," said Shannon Bell, team leader at the Target store in Salt Lake. "We had more folks in the store for the start of our sale this year than last. The line was wrapped around the building." Login for more...