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<p>People took to malls on Thanksgiving and Black Friday to gobble up deals.</p><p>Small businesses were highlighted Saturday.</p><p>And Monday &#8212; or Cyber Monday as it has become to be known &#8212; was another day for shoppers to get deals on holiday wish lists.</p><p>According to the National Retail Federation, to date, Cyber Monday has generated over $69 million since it began in 2005. It was founded by the online retailer Shop.com.</p><p>The NRF said 98.6 million people will used their computers at home or smart phones to shop on Monday, while 11.2 million will shop from work computers.</p><p>Wild Pennsylvania Beef Jerky and Cheese Shop, a two-year-old store in Wilkes-Barre Township, was offering free shipping on online orders over $50, owner Alan Probst said.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s our first year promoting on Cyber Monday,&#8221; Probst said, noting he&#8217;s &#8220;old school&#8221; and was just &#8220;catching up&#8221; on the term.</p><p>Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks online retail transactions, reported $540 million was spent between midnight and 10 a.m. Eastern time Monday.</p><p>Probst said he&#8217;s noticed the uptick in business too.</p><p>&#8220;With the promotion, we&#8217;re up 400 percent from last year,&#8221; Probst said noting the business had a &#8220;handful&#8221; of Cyber Monday sales last year, but this year, he&#8217;s had &#8220;four or five handfuls.&#8221;</p><p>Jay Notartomaso, owner of Musical Energi in Wilkes-Barre, agreed with Probst.</p><p>&#8220;The online sales are up 200 to 300 percent over normal days,&#8221; Notartomaso said in an email. &#8220;Most of the sales today were domestic.&#8221;</p><p>According to Julie Law, Amazon.com spokeswoman, as of 3 p.m. Monday, mobile app orders on Amazon are on pace to surpass 2015 Cyber app orders.</p><p>&#8220;Amazon is on pace to have our best Cyber Monday in history,&#8221; Law said. </p><p>Several stores &#8212; including Gap, Gymboree and Hollister &#8212; were offering 50 percent off deals online with special codes.</p><p>Cartwheel, Target&#8217;s digital app, started offering holiday deals, including 50 percent off one toy per day, on Nov. 1. Amazon started offering 35 days of Black Friday deals on Nov. 16. And Walmart kicked off its Cyber Monday deals on Friday for the first time as it aimed to grab customers ahead of its competitors.</p><p>Retailers took to adding more sales to their websites on Monday &#8212; Walmart offered $100 off a regularly priced $300 Power Wheels Disney Frozen Jeep Wrangler motorized toy car.</p><p>&#8220;Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday gives a chance to local businesses,&#8221; Probst said.</p><p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.</em></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, Tashalee Rodriguez, of Boston, uses a smartphone app while shopping at Macy&#8217;s in downtown Boston. Shoppers flocked online Monday as &#8220;Cyber Monday&#8221; sales hit their peak. Each year, during the busy holiday shopping weekend that kicks off on Thanksgiving and the Friday after, known as Black Friday, more and more shoppers decide to skip the mayhem in stores and shop online. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_113762780-2dbce8f6226841cfb92ea4026e9892bc-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, Tashalee Rodriguez, of Boston, uses a smartphone app while shopping at Macy&#8217;s in downtown Boston. Shoppers flocked online Monday as &#8220;Cyber Monday&#8221; sales hit their peak. Each year, during the busy holiday shopping weekend that kicks off on Thanksgiving and the Friday after, known as Black Friday, more and more shoppers decide to skip the mayhem in stores and shop online. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_CyberMonday_02-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">An employee sorts packages inside the FedEx Corp. distribution hub at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 15, 2014. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Patrick T. Fallon.</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_CyberMonday_02-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>An employee sorts packages inside the FedEx Corp. distribution hub at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 15, 2014. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Patrick T. Fallon.</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Retailers: Cyber Monday on record pace