Thanksgiving And Black Friday 2019 Mall Hours, Sales In Maryland

MARYLAND — If you're an avid Black Friday shopper committed to battling the crowds for deals, the biggest shopping day of the year has arrived. Many major retailers in Maryland, 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 in Maryland are open; some are open on Thanksgiving, others open early on Friday.

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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 region are opening on Black Friday.

Black Friday Store Hours: Please confirm store hours with your specific location as hours may vary.

• A.C. Moore: Select stores will open as early as 5 a.m.
• 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. on Black Friday.
• Bloomingdale's: Doors open at 7 a.m. in select locations on Black Friday.
• Burlington: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Costco: Stores open on Black Friday at 9 a.m.
• CVS: Stores will run on normal hours.
• Dick's Sporting Goods: 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: Customers can begin shopping at 7 a.m.
• Gap: Customers can shop as early as 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Gordmans: Locations open at 6 a.m.
• Guitar Center: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Half Price Books: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Home Depot: Locations will open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday and close at regularly scheduled hours.
• HomeGoods: Stores will open at 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Kmart: Stores open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Kohl's: 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: Doors will open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.
• 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.
• Office Depot & Office Max: Stores open at 8 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Old Navy: Stores will open at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open until 1 a.m., and then open again at 5 a.m. on Friday.
• Petco: Locations will open at 8 a.m.
• Petsmart: Doors open at 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Rite Aid: Customers can begin shopping at 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Sam's Club: Stores are set to open at 7 a.m.
• Sears: Stores will open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Sephora: Opening times will vary by location.
• Staples: Doors open at 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Sierra: Locations are set to open at 7 a.m.
• Target: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Walgreens: Regular Hours
• Walmart: 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

Here are the average discounts from some of the biggest U.S. retailers this Black Friday.

1. Belk: 66.9 percent
2. JCPenney: 61.0 percent
3. Kohl's: 57.1 percent
4. New York & Company: 56.3 percent
5. Dick's Sporting Goods: 52.3 percent
6. Kmart: 51.8 percent
7. Sears: 49.2 percent
8. Fred Meyer: 47.1 percent
9. Macy's: 46.1 percent
10. BJ's: 39.3 percent
11. Lenovo: 38.6 percent
12. Meijer: 38.5 percent
13. HP: 37.4 percent
14. Nordstrom: 36.9 percent
15. Office Depot and OfficeMax: 36.6 percent
16. Staples: 34.7 percent
17. Walmart: 34.3 percent
18. Target: 34.3 percent
19. Academy Sports + Outdoors: 31.8 percent
20. Best Buy: 29.5 percent
21. Dell Home: 28.6 percent
22. Big Lots: 27.9 percent
23. Amazon: 25.4 percent
24. Harbor Freight: 22.8 percent
25. Costco: 21.3 percent
26. True Value: 20.8 percent
27. Ace Hardware: 11.8 percent