Best Places To Shop On Black Friday In Rhode Island

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 this year, with stores in Rhode Island offering a variety of great deals and discounts.

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

The department store Stage finished with the highest overall average discount on its entire inventory, though it doesn't have a presence in Rhode Island. 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:

• 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. Not all of them have a physical presence in Rhode Island, but most do.

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.