Black Friday shopping guide
If you are planning on hitting the stores Thursday night or Friday, here is your Black Friday shopping guide with store hours, shopping tips, gift suggestions and traffic information.
Store openings
Stores are offering Black Friday deals earlier than ever. Here is a schedule of openings:
7 a.m. Thursday: Big Lots (Open until 11 p.m. with select deals, reopens Friday at 6 a.m. Friday)
4 p.m. Thursday: Michael’s (open until 11 p.m. with select deals; reopens 7 a.m. Friday)
8 p.m. Thursday: Kmart, Sears, Walmart and Toys R Us
9 p.m. Thursday: Target
10 p.m. Thursday: HhGregg
12 a.m. Friday: Belk, Best Buy, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Old Navy, New River Valley Mall, Valley View Mall
5 a.m. Friday: Staples, Lowe’s
6 a.m. Friday: Tanglewood Mall, JC Penney, Jo-Ann Fabric, OfficeMax, Burlington Coat Factory, Big Lots, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Tractor Supply Co., Gander Mountain (Gander Mountain is open on Thanksgiving, but Black Friday sales begin at 6 a.m.),
7 a.m. Friday: PetSmart, Sam’s Club, Stein Mart, Michael’s (also open 4 to 11 p.m. Thursday)
Shopping tips
Wondering how to make the best of your time and the promotions? See Shoptimist Rebecca Holland’s interview with sales guru Brad Wilson who founded BradDeals.
Gift ideas
Looking for gift ideas or want to check out a new store? Check out our Best of Holiday Shopping Guide, published earlier this month.
Traffic information
If you want to plan your route around Valley View Mall, study our map of traffic pattern changes.
Stop back here Thursday evening or Friday to share your Black Friday shopping experience, or tweet about it using the hashtag #blackfridayswva.
November 21, 2012 - 6:00 AM
It would be good if all the stores that open Thanksgiving day do such lousy business they never try this again. What’s next? Open Christmas day for after Christmas sales?
Shop local, local, local! They’re not open on Thanksgiving because they give a damn about their staff.
I have little sympathy for those who complain about their working hours when so many are without jobs who would like to work anytime. The store owners have to do what ever it takes to stay in business so they can provide jobs. I have had to work many holidays in order to feed, house, and provide my family with the necessities, as well as a good education and never once questioned it.
I bet the owners and ceo’s and coo’s are all home with their families,while the minimum wage paid,kept at under 40 hours a week,treated like slaves staff are working their butts off.I hope that someday those scrooges get their comeuppance.
JUST A HEADS UP!!! PETSMART WILL BE OPEN AT 5 AM- WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY STORES IN THE COMPANY THAT HAVE MOVED UP OUR TIME TO 5 AM!!!!