Isle firms cash in on Monday's online spending

Local stores report doing huge business via their websites compared with 2011

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 27, 2012

~~<p>Cyber Monday, typically the largest annual online shopping day, proved profitable for many Hawaii retailers.</p>
<p>Hilo Hattie said its eCommerce business climbed 15 percent as of 3 p.m. Monday, compared with the entire day last year. The company was projecting Monday's online sales to be at least 20 percent to 30 percent higher than last year.</p>
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Cyber Monday, typically the largest annual online shopping day, proved profitable for many Hawaii retailers.

Hilo Hattie said its eCommerce business climbed 15 percent as of 3 p.m. Monday, compared with the entire day last year. The company was projecting Monday's online sales to be at least 20 percent to 30 percent higher than last year. Login for more...