Pre-pandemic and before some stores got all haughty, some of us went to malls and strip shopping centers in the wee hours of the Friday after Thanksgiving to ensure we were FIRST (or close) in line to get those discounts during Black Friday Store Hours. And, by gum, we liked it!
If you’re one of those nostalgic for a mosh pit in a retail setting, don’t despair. You can still don your comfy, warm clothes and pack your lawn chair for a good old-fashioned sit and wait. Many physical stores haven’t given up the ghost of Christmas past and will offer early Black Friday openings on Friday, November 29th. That’s even after big boxers like Best Buy, Costco, Target and Walmart, launched Black Friday deals weeks before Thanksgiving, after the colossus of retail, Amazon, kicked off holiday shopping in October with its Prime Big Deal Days Sale.
Thanksgiving opening hours
Most stores are closed on Thanksgiving (a trend toward retail opening on Thanksgiving from a few years back met with significant backlash) though Kroger stores, Starbucks and Bass Pro Shops (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Big Lots (7 a.m. to 9 p.m.) are open on Turkey Day.
Black Friday store opening hours
After checking through this list of stores that are opening early on Black Friday make sure you also take a peek at our tips for shopping smart on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The first rule for smart shopping: Check with your local store before heading out to the sales — times may vary by location, especially with stores that are franchised, or in malls.
Remember: No cutting in line. Be nice to your fellow consumers. No trampling.
- Ace Hardware: 7:30 a.m. for most locations
- Apple: Regular location hours
- Bass Pro Shops: 5 a.m.
- Bath & Body Works: 6 a.m.
- Belk: 7 a.m.
- Best Buy: 6 a.m.
- Big Lots: 6 a.m.
- BJ’s Wholesale Club: 7 a.m.
- Boscov’s: 6 a.m.
- Burlington/Burlington Coat Factory: 7 a.m. at certain locations
- Cabela’s: TBD
- Costco: 9 a.m. (an hour earlier)
- Dick’s Sporting Goods: 6 a.m. for most locations
- Dillard’s: 6 a.m. at select locations
- Dollar Tree: 8 a.m.
- Dollar General: 7 a.m.
- DSW: 10 a.m. for most locations
- Family Dollar: 8 a.m.
- Five Below: 8 a.m.
- GameStop: 5 a.m.
- Gap: 8 a.m. at select locations
- Guitar Center : 6 a.m.
- Harbor Freight: 7 a.m.
- Home Depot: 6 a.m.
- HomeGoods: 7 a.m.
- IKEA : 10 a.m.
- J.C. Penney: 5 a.m.
- Jo-Ann: 6 a.m.
- Kohl’s: 5 a.m.
- Lowe’s: 6 a.m.
- Macy’s: 6 a.m.
- Marshall's: 7 a.m.
- Meijer: 6 a.m.
- Menards: 6 a.m.
- Michael’s: 7 a.m.
- Nordstrom: 9 a.m.
- Office Depot: 9 a.m.
- Old Navy: 5 a.m.
- Petco: 8 a.m.
- PetSmart: 7 a.m.
- REI: C’mon now. Take a hike.
- Sam's Club: 10 a.m.
- Staples: 9 a.m.
- Target: 6 a.m.
- T.J. Maxx: 7 a.m.
- Tractor Supply: TBD
- Ulta Beauty: 6 a.m.
- Victoria’s Secret: 6 a.m.
- Walmart: 6 a.m.
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