Many Stores Closed Thanksgiving but Open Early Black Friday
Many of the so-called Black Friday sales now start days before what used to be known as the busiest shopping day of the year. Now that many retailers make deep discounts available earlier and online, there’s not as much of a mad dash to hit the stores before the sun comes up on Friday. For several years, many stores even opened up later in the day on Thanksgiving to get a jump-start on the holiday sales. That’s not the case this year, however. Many retailers have announced they will be closed Thanksgiving Day to give employees time to spend the holiday with their families.
Stores Closed on Thanksgiving:
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Ace Hardware
- At Home
- Banana Republic
- Barnes and Noble
- Bath & Body Works
- Belk
- Best Buy
- Burlington
- Costco
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Game Stop
- Gap
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot
- HomeGoods
- JCPenney
- Kohl’s
- Lowe’s
- Macy’s
- Marshalls
- Sam’s Club
- Target
- Ulta
- Victoria Secret
- Walmart
Stores Opening at 5 am Black Friday:
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Bass Pro Shops
- Best Buy
- Cabela’s
- GameStop
- JCPenney
- Kohl’s
Stores Opening at 6 am Black Friday:
- Bath & Body Works
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Dillard’s
- Home Depot
- JOANN
- Lowe’s
- Macy’s
- Target
- Ulta
- Victoria’s Secret
- Walmart
Stores Opening After 6 am Black Friday:
- Ace Hardware: 7:30 am
- Barnes and Noble: 8 am
- Burlington: 7 am
- Costco: 9 am
- Harbor Freight Tools: 7 am
- Hobby Lobby: Regular hours
- HomeGoods: Regular hours
- Marshalls: Regular hours
- Sam’s Club: 10 am
- Sephora: 9 am
- Walgreens: Regular hours
WalletHub surveyed thousands of deals across the country’s biggest retailers to see which stores are planning to offer the best deals on Black Friday. They listed the top 5 retailers and the average discounts that will be available.
Top 5 Retailers Offering the Deepest Discounts on Black Friday, According to WalletHub:
- JCPenney: Offering an average discount of 59%, earning the top spot again on WalletHub’s survey with the best discounts on clothing and accessories
- Macy’s: Offering an average discount of 58.2% with some of the best deals on jewelry and furniture, followed by clothing.
- Belk: Offering an average discount of 54.8% with the biggest markdowns on appliances, consumer packaged goods, and perfume
- Kohl’s: Offering an average discount of 48.8% with the biggest savings on jewelry, computers and phones, and consumer electronics
- Target: offering an average discount of 32.7% with the biggest markdowns on furniture, computers, phones and toys.
