Black Friday 2019 Sales, When Stores Open In Rhode Island

Are you looking to score a deal this Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year in Rhode Island and across the country? The consumer holiday on the day after Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 29 this year.

Many major retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Macy's and Lowe's have already released ads for their special Black Friday 2019 deals.

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

While most retailers are banned from opening on Thanksgiving due to the Ocean State's "blue laws" that are only in place in a couple other states, when the clock strikes midnight, all bets are off. Some malls and retailers have lines around the building full of customers hoping to score the biggest deals.

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.

But first, if you want to get a jump on the masses, you'll have to know when stores in our Rhode Island are opening on Black Friday.

Opening hours can vary, particularly when malls are involved. Please confirm store hours with your specific location before bundling up and heading out:

• Academy Sports + Outdoors: Stores will open for the most part at 6 a.m. but check your specific location to confirm.
• Barnes and Noble: Select stores will open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m.
• Best Buy: Stores open at 8 a.m.
• BJ’s Wholesale: Doors open at 7 a.m.
• Burlington: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• CVS: Stores will run on normal hours.
• Dick’s Sporting Goods: Stores will open at 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
• GameStop: Customers can begin shopping at 7 a.m.
• Gap: Customers can shop as early as 7 a.m.
• Guitar Center: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Home Depot: Locations will open at 6 a.m. and close at regularly scheduled hours.
• HomeGoods: Stores will open at 7 a.m.
• Kohl’s: Sales go live at 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
• Lowe’s: Doors will open at 6 a.m.
• Macy’s: Doors are set to open at 6 a.m.
• New York & Company: Locations open at 6 a.m.
• Nordstrom: Opens at 10 a.m.
• Petco: Locations will open at 8 a.m.
• Petsmart: Doors open at 7 a.m..
• Sephora: Opening times will vary by location.
• Staples: Doors open at 7 a.m.
• Target: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Walgreens: Regular Hours

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 of the Black Friday ads already announced by national retailers in Rhode Island. Click on the name of the stores to see all of the offered Black Friday discounts.

Walmart's 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

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