Black Friday 2019 Sales, When Stores Open Around Fairfax City

Are you looking to score a deal this Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year in Fairfax City 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.

As you plan your shopping excursion, you’ll want to know when malls are open in the Fairfax City area.

• Fair Oaks Mall: Open 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Thanksgiving, 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Black Friday.
• Tysons Corner Center: Open 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Thanksgiving, 12 a.m. to 10 p.m. Black Friday
• Fair City Mall: Hours vary by store. Contact retailers to confirm hours.
• Old Town Plaza: Hours vary by store. Contact retailers to confirm hours.

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 state/city/town are opening on Black Friday.

Black Friday Store Hours: Please confirm exact hours with specific locations as hours may vary.

• A.C. Moore, 9650 Main St.: Select stores will open as early as 5 a.m.
• Barnes and Noble, 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr.: Select stores will open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m.
• Best Buy, 13058 Fairlakes Shopping Ctr.: Stores open at 8 a.m.
• BJ’s Wholesale, 13053 Fairlakes Shopping Ctr.: Doors open at 7 a.m.
• Bloomingdale’s, 8100 Tysons Corner Center: Doors open at 7 a.m. in select locations.
• Burlington, 11284 James Swart Cir.: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Costco, 4725 West Ox Rd.: Stores open at 9 a.m.
• CVS, 10390 Willard Way: Stores will run on normal hours.
• Dick’s Sporting Goods, 12501 Fair Lakes Cir.: Stores will open on Thanksgiving Day from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m, the store will then reopen at 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
• GameStop, 9446 Main St.: Customers can begin shopping at 7 a.m.
• Gap, 11750-U Fair Oaks Mall: Customers can shop as early as 7 a.m.
• Guitar Center, 11051 Lee Hwy.: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Home Depot, 3201 Old Lee Hwy.: Locations will open at 6 a.m. and close at regularly scheduled hours.
• HomeGoods, 13061 Fair Lakes Shopping Center: Stores will open at 7 a.m.
• Kohl’s, 12551 Fair Lakes Cir.: Stores open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and into Black Friday, but sales go live at 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
• Lowe’s, 4080 Jermantown Rd.: Doors will open at 6 a.m.
• Macy’s, 11901l Fair Oaks Mall: Doors are set to open at 6 a.m.
• New York & Company, 11750 Fair Lakes Pkwy.: Locations open at 6 a.m.
• Nordstrom, 8075 Tysons Corner Center: Opens at 10 a.m.
• Office Depot & Office Max, 12275 Price Club Plz.: Stores open at 8 a.m.
• Old Navy, 12209 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr.: Stores will open at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open until 11 p.m. on Black Friday.
• Petco, 10708 Lee Hwy.: Locations will open at 8 a.m.
• Petsmart, 9528 Main St.: Doors open at 7 a.m..
• Rite Aid, 9579 Braddock Rd.: Customers can begin shopping at 7 a.m..
• Sephora, 11828 Fair Oaks Mall: Opening times will vary by location.
• Staples, 9480 Main St.: Doors open at 7 a.m.
• Target,2905 District Ave. #400: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Walgreens, 10320 Main St.: Regular Hours
• Walmart, 11181 Lee Hwy.: Sales continue from Thanksgiving all day.

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. Click on the name of the stores to see all of 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

Patch staffer Gus Saltonstall contributed to this report.