Harford Mall Black Friday Hours 2019

BEL AIR, MD — One store in the Harford Mall will be open early for Black Friday shoppers. Macy's is open Thanksgiving.

Macy’s will be open from 5 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday. It will reopen at 6 a.m. for Black Friday shoppers.

The rest of the mall will be closed for Thanksgiving.

For Black Friday, Harford Mall is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29.

Santa will be at the mall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Pets who want to see Santa will have to wait until Monday, when pet photos are 6 to 9 p.m.

Retail Forecast

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.

Black Friday Store Hours

• A.C. Moore: Select stores will open as early as 5 a.m.
• 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.
• 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.
• Home Depot: Locations will open at 6 a.m. and close at regularly scheduled hours.
• HomeGoods: Stores will open at 7 a.m.
• 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.
• Macy’s: Doors are set to open at 6 a.m.
• New York & Company: Locations open at 6 a.m.
• Office Depot & Office Max: Stores open at 8 a.m.
• Old Navy: Stores will open at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open until 11 p.m. on Black Friday.
• Petco: Locations will open at 8 a.m.
• PetSmart: Doors open at 7 a.m.
• Rite Aid: Customers can begin shopping at 7 a.m.
• Sam’s Club: Stores are set to open at 7 a.m.
• Sears: Stores will open at 6 a.m.
• Staples: Doors open at 7 a.m.
• Target: Stores open at 7 a.m.
• Walgreens: Regular hours
• Walmart: Open 6 a.m. to midnight Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Deals start at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

While many Black Friday shoppers hope to maximize their budget by getting the best possible deals, there are other ways to be a smart spender.

“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 in Bel Air. Click on the name of the stores to see Black Friday discounts.

• Best Buy’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Kohl’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Macy’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Target’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales
• Walmart’s Black Friday Ad 2019 and Sales