Best Black Friday Deals: JCPenney, Macy's, and ... Rite Aid?

By Jason Claffey

Looking for the best Black Friday deals?

Head straight to JCPenney, Macy’s, and ... Rite Aid?

That’s according to WalletHub, which says those three retailers have the highest average Black Friday discounts this year. On the flip side, Costco, Best Buy, and Walmart have the lowest average discounts.

WalletHub, a personal finance service, ranked major retailers in its Best and Worst Retailers for Black Friday Deals survey. Here are the five retailers with the highest average discounts:

• JCPenney, 65 percent discount
• Macy’s, 54%
• Rite Aid, 53%
• Meijer, 51%
• Sears, 50%

And these are the five retailers with lowest discounts:

• Costco, 21%
• Big Lots, 25%
• Amazon, 26%
• Best Buy, 32%
• Walmart 32%

Area Rite Aids can be found at:

• 5350 Westbard Ave. in Bethesda
• 1411 East West Highway in Silver Spring
• 12222 Veirs Mill Road in Silver Spring
• 10134 River Road in Potomac
• 13870 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring
• 13307 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring
• 662 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg

The closest Macy’s stores are at the malls in Bethesda, Wheaton and Hyattsville. And, you can find JC Penney stores at Wheaton Plaza in Wheaton, the Mall at Prince Georges in Hyattsville and Lake Forest Mall in Gaithersburg.

With the U.S. economy gaining strength, total retail sales this holiday season are expected to hit $617 billion—an increase of 4 percent from last year,according to the National Retail Federation.

Here’s more from WalletHub: