When Black Friday sales start at Walmart, Target and more
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Walmart's Black Friday sale starts Monday, Nov. 25 online. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Official Black Friday sales are getting off to an early start and will continue throughout Thanksgiving week.
Why it matters: Major retailers will be physically closed Thanksgiving, for the fifth year in a row, a change that started in 2020 with the pandemic.
- Most Walgreens stores will be closed on Thanksgiving for the second time in the drugstore chain's history, the company told Axios.
The big picture: Amazon, Best Buy and Target kick off their sales Thursday — a week before Thanksgiving — and JCPenney starts its sale Friday.
- Kohl's and Macy's start sales Sunday and Walmart starts its sale online Monday.
Target Black Friday deals 2024
Driving the news: Target announced Thursday that it was offering thousands of its Black Friday deals with discounts up to 50% off now through Nov. 30.
- Stores are closed on Thanksgiving and will open at 6am Black Friday.
- Target will have three-day-only deals Thanksgiving through Nov. 30.
The intrigue: Target will release two exclusive Taylor Swift items in stores on Black Friday — the official "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book" and "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" with bonus songs on vinyl and CD.
- "You can't deny the draw of Taylor Swift and of a product that so many people are going to be looking for," Stephanie Carls, RetailMeNot retail insights expert, told Axios.
- The Taylor Swift items will be available online starting Nov. 30.
Amazon Black Friday deals 2024
Amazon's Black Friday sale started at 12:01am PST/3:01am ET Thursday and continues through Nov. 29.
- Amazon said new this year it will "launch themed daily deal drops, featuring some of the lowest prices of the year so far on Amazon on select products from top brands."
- There will also be "Buy with Prime" promotions on brands' websites for Prime members with up to 80% now through Dec. 2, Amazon said in a news release Thursday.
What's next: Amazon said its Cyber Monday sale will start on Nov. 29 and runs through Monday, Dec. 2.
Best Buy Black Friday 2024 deals
Best Buy's Black Friday sale starts Thursday, Nov. 21 but "Flash Deals on Best Buy Drops" will start at 8am CT Nov. 29 on the Best Buy app, the company said in a news release.
- Stores will be open 6am to 10pm local time Black Friday.
- Best Buy's Cyber Monday sale is Dec. 1-2.
Dick's Sporting Goods Black Friday sale
Dick's Sporting Goods' Black Friday sale starts Sunday and continues through Nov. 30, the retailer announced in a news release.
- Stores are open 6am to 10pm Black Friday.
- Deals are available while supplies last.
Home Depot Black Friday 2024
Home Depot has been having a month of Black Friday savings in stores and online with deals that continue through Dec. 4.
- Stores are closed Thanksgiving and open at 6am Black Friday.
JCPenney Black Friday sale
JCPenney's Black Friday sale runs Friday through Dec. 1 with "thousands of deals."
- Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving and stores will open at 5am local time Black Friday with giveaways for early shoppers, including the first snow globe giveaway since 2015.
- JCPenney will also have giveaways Friday at 9am, 1pm and 5pm local time.
Kohl's Black Friday ad 2024
Kohl's six-day Black Friday Week sale is Sunday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 29.
- Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving and open 5am local time Black Friday with a sweepstakes for the first 200 shoppers in each store.
- See Kohl's Black Friday ad here.
Lowe's Black Friday sale 2024
Lowe's kicked off its "Black Friday Buildup" sale on Halloween, which continues through Nov. 27. A Black Friday sale is expected to be announced ahead of Thanksgiving.
- The retailer said in a news release that MyLowe's Rewards members get early access to Black Friday doorbusters on Thanksgiving online.
- Stores are closed Thanksgiving and open at 6am Black Friday, Lowe's told Axios.
- The first 25 MyLowe's Rewards members to visit in-store on Black Friday will receive a holiday "bucket of gifts" valued up to $150.
Macy's Black Friday deals 2024
Macy's has early Black Friday deals through Saturday and its Black Friday specials run from Sunday through Nov. 30, the retailer said in a news release.
- Most Macy's stores will be open 6am to 11pm Black Friday, but store hours can vary by location.
- Macy's Cyber Monday sale is from Dec. 1-3.
Walmart Black Friday 2024
Walmart is starting its Black Friday sale online at noon ET Monday for Walmart+ members and 5pm for all customers.
- The sale begins in stores Friday, Nov. 29 at 6am local time.
Editor's note: This story was updated with new details about Amazon's sale.
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