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Best Places To Shop On Black Friday In Roswell

WalletHub released its 2019 ranking of the best places to shop on Black Friday. See which Roswell retailers made the list.

ROSWELL, GA — Shopping on Black Friday has become an American tradition, and the consumer holiday is right around the corner. The special day of sales falls on Nov. 29 in 2019, with stores in Roswell offering a variety of great deals and discounts.

The personal finance website WalletHub recently released its 2019’s Best Places to Shop on Black Friday.

Here are the retailers in Roswell with the highest average discount on everything in the store:

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  1. Kohl's: 57.1 percent
    1. 620 W Crossville Rd, Roswell
  2. Office Depot and OfficeMax: 36.6 percent
    1. 645 CROSSVILLE RD SUITE 138, Roswell
  3. Walmart: 34.3 percent
    1. 970 Mansell Rd, Roswell
  4. Target: 34.3 percent
    1. 1135 Woodstock Rd, Roswell
  5. Big Lots: 27.9 percent
    1. 610 Holcomb Bridge Rd Ste 300, Roswell

The department store Stage finished with the highest overall average discount on its entire inventory. But JCPenney took the top spot in the best average discount for products related to computers and phones, packaged goods, and toys.

Some other highlights from the report:

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Walmart has the highest average discount on all books, movies and music products, at 73.18 percent.

To determine the retailers offering the best money-saving bargains this Black Friday, WalletHub analyzed nearly 8,000 deals in the 2019 Black Friday ads from 29 of the biggest U.S. retailers.

The deals were then sorted into 11 different product categories, such as apparel and accessories, consumer electronics, and video games.

With all the fantastic discounts available on Black Friday, it’s still important to have a financial plan.

“How not to overspend on Black Friday?” Larry Connaster, a family financial management specialist at Virginia State University, noted in the report. “Customers should set a budget on spending on Black Friday and other holidays, like Christmas. Your budget should have a line item for ‘holiday saving’ so that you can save for gifts and special spending on holidays.”

Here are the average discounts from 29 of the biggest U.S. retailers this Black Friday.

  1. Stage: 69.8 percent
  2. Belk: 66.9 percent
  3. Bealls Florida: 62.6 percent
  4. JCPenney: 61.0 percent
  5. Kohl’s: 57.1 percent
  6. New York & Company: 56.3 percent
  7. Dick’s Sporting Goods: 52.3 percent
  8. Kmart: 51.8 percent
  9. Sears: 49.2 percent
  10. Fred Meyer: 47.1 percent
  11. Macy’s: 46.1 percent
  12. BJ’s: 39.3 percent
  13. Lenovo: 38.6 percent
  14. Meijer: 38.5 percent
  15. HP: 37.4 percent
  16. Nordstrom: 36.9 percent
  17. Office Depot and OfficeMax: 36.6 percent
  18. Staples: 34.7 percent
  19. Walmart: 34.3 percent
  20. Target: 34.3 percent
  21. Academy Sports + Outdoors: 31.8 percent
  22. Best Buy: 29.5 percent
  23. Dell Home: 28.6 percent
  24. Big Lots: 27.9 percent
  25. Amazon: 25.4 percent
  26. Harbor Freight: 22.8 percent
  27. Costco: 21.3 percent
  28. True Value: 20.8 percent
  29. Ace Hardware: 11.8 percent

The full Black Friday report is available on WalletHub.

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