Here are the Black Friday store hours for some prominent national chains. Best Buy stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Most Dick’s Sporting Goods stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Home Depot stores will open at 6 a.m. and close at the store’s regular hours. Specific closing hours may vary by store.

Hughes, who works at a health technology company in New York City, recalls waiting in her car at the mall parking lot as a teenager and rushing to jump in line as soon as other people started moving toward the doors. As a high school student with a limited budget, she would take advantage of the doorbuster sales to wrap up her holiday shopping.

Discount hunters searching for Black Friday deals have officially kicked off the holiday shopping season. Consumers are forecasted to break spending records in 2024, with the average person expected to spend a little over $1,000, up 14% from last year, according to data from RetailMeNot.

So we’ve got good intel on both. I’ve outlined the differences below. And don’t forget to stay updated with more sales coverage by signing up for our email newsletter. And for even more discounts, check out the rest of our Black Friday stories here.

Whether or not you got your Black Friday shopping started yesterday, now is truly the time to turn to the Internet to see what you can get on sale. All of the best Black Friday deals are live now, and we don’t expect further major price drops.

Retailers have spent weeks pushing early holiday deals, but they are trying to seduce customers with promises of bigger discounts on Black Friday.

We've found great Black Friday deals under $50 on items such as tech, kitchen gadgets, beauty essentials and more.