Black Friday Hours 2019: Shoppers World In Framingham

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The 2019 Black Friday shopping holiday is upon us. And many stores at Framingham's Shoppers World will be open before you can even digest your Thanksgiving meal — and some before you eat your Thanksgiving meal.

Skip the holiday crowds and start shopping these Black Friday deals now!

Here are hours for stores located at Shoppers World, although these may be subject to change:

• AC Moore: Some stores will open as early as 5 a.m.
• Marshalls: Opens at 7 a.m. on Black Friday
• DSW: Thanksgiving from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Barnes & Noble: Select stores will open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m
• Ulta Beauty: Some stores open 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, 6 a.m. on Black Friday
• Petsmart: Doors open at 7 a.m. on Black Friday
• Best Buy: Stores open at 8 a.m. on Black Friday
• TJ Maxx: Opens at 7 a.m. on Black Friday
• Sierra Trading Post: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Walmart: Sales continue from Thanksgiving all day.
• Kohl's: Stores open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and into Black Friday, but sales go live at 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
• Pier 1 Imports: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Old Navy: Stores will open at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open until 11 p.m. on Black Friday.
• Hobby Lobby: Opens at 8 a.m. on Black Friday
• World Market: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If you're going to skip Shoppers World, the Natick Mall will be closed on Thanksgiving, but mall doors open until 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Local Simon-owned malls — like Solomon Pond and the South Shore Plaza — will open their doors at 12:01 a.m. on Black Friday, with most stores opening at 12:30 a.m.

Holiday retail sales could top $1 trillion for the first time this year, according to eMarketer. That would represent a 3.8 percent increase over last year’s holiday shopping season from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.

"Holiday spending growth will be driven by a consumer economy that remains robust, due to low unemployment, rising wages, a strong stock market and healthy consumer confidence," eMarketer principal analyst Andrew Lipsman told Business Insider. "At the same time, rising tariffs, trade war tensions, stock market volatility and dampening consumer sentiment all weigh on the season's growth potential. A shortened calendar between Thanksgiving and Christmas also presents a challenge."

The computer software company Adobe projected that U.S. online sales during the holiday season will total $143.7 billion dollars. Out of that amount, 20 percent will be spent by consumers between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday.

Black Friday shoppers hope to maximize their budget by getting the best possible deals, but there are other ways to spend intelligently.

“To avoid overspending during the holidays, have a realistic budget and a plan with a maximum cap that you share with a spending partner, do not be guilted by yourself or others into over spending,” Scott Swan, a professor of innovation and marketing at William & Mary, said in comments accompanying a WalletHub study on holiday spending.

Here are some Black Friday ads already announced by national retailers in Massachusetts. Click on the name of the stores to see all the offered Black Friday discounts.

• Walmart’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Sam’s Club Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Macy’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Best Buy’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• JCPenney’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Target’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Kohl’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Big Lots’ Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Costco’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales