These LI Stores Have Deepest Black Friday Discounts, Study Says

Black Friday is quickly approaching!

The popular shopping day as always will take place on the day after Thanksgiving, which is Friday, Nov. 24 this year.

Just in time for the "holiday," WalletHub has released a list of the best stores for Black Friday. The company looked at 10,000 deals from 35 of the biggest U.S. retailers’ 2017 Black Friday ad scans to come up with the list.

WalletHub's study says these retailers are offering even steeper price cuts or other discount promotions, both in store and online, just to stay ahead of their competitors. "That's good news for shoppers, especially those who prefer to shop from home," according to the study.

Here is the list of stores and retailers and their average discounts:

1. Kohl's 66.3%
2. JCPenney 66.3%
3. Belk 62.8%
4. Stage 60.8%
5. Shopko 55.9%
6. Sears 50.1%
7. Macy's 45.6%
8. Fred Meyer 43.9%
9. AAFES 37.3%
10. Amazon 36.8%
11. Target 36.2%
12. Kmart 35.8%
13. Dick's Sporting Goods 35.1%
14. Office Depot and OfficeMax 34.5%
15. Wal-Mart 34.2%
16. HP 34.0%
17. Samsung 34.0%
18. Dollar General 33.5%
19. Lowe's 33.0%
20. True Value 32.8%
21. Staples 32.3%
22. BJ's 32.1%
23. Guitar Center 30.0%
24. Best Buy 30.0%
25. Miscrosoft 29.6%
26. Dell Home 29.3%
27. Newegg 28.3%
28. Big Lots 24.1%
29. Cabela's 23.8%
30. Harbor Freight 22.5%
31. Costco 21.9%
32. Ace Hardware 21.5%
33. Bass Pro Shops 20.8%

Click here to view the full list.

If you plan on braving the crowds and shopping on Black Friday to score the best deals, check out where on Long Island you can find some of the top stores nearby:

• Kohl's

- 3600 Long Beach Road, Oceanside

- 3601 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown

- 1098 Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream

- 5300 Sunrise Highway, Massapequa Park

- 28 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho

- 409 Commack Road, Deer Park

- 45 Crooked Hill Road, Commack

- 2040 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore

- 106 Ronkonkoma Avenue, Lake Ronkonkoma

- Port Haven Center, 5000 Nesconset Highway, East Setauket

- Rocky Point Plaza, 346 Route 25A Soute 130, Rocky Point

- Southport Center, 999 Montauk Highway Unit 21, Shirley

• JCPenney

- Roosevelt Field Mall, 630 Old Country Road, Garden City

- 1051 Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream

- South Shore Mall, 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore

- 9 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove

• Sears

- 800 Sunrise Mall, Massapequa

- 1111 Franklin Avenue, Garden City

- 195 N Broadway, Hicksville

- Green Acres Mall 1150 Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream

- 1400 Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park

- Smith Haven Mall 4 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove

• Macy's

- Roosevelt Field Mall 630 Old Country Road, Garden City

- Green Acres Mall 1000 Green Acres Road S, Valley Stream

- Broadway Mall 100 Broadway Mall, Hicksville

- Westfield Sunrise Mall 400 Sunrise Mall, Massapequa

- 1100 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset

- Walt Whitman Mall, 160 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station

- South Shore Mall 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore

- 2 Veterans Memorial Highway, Commack

- Smith Haven Mall 2 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove

- 190 West Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays

• Fred Meyer

- Smith Haven Mall 136 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove

• Target

- 248 Sunrise Highway, Freeport

- 999 Corporate Drive, Westbury

- 3850 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown

- 500 W Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream

- 1730 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont

- 2003 Broadway Mall, Hicksville

- 1149 Sunrise Highway, Copiague

- 100 Willow Park Center, Farmingdale

- 101 Shore Road, Port Washington

- 124 E Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station

- 838 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore

- 4 Henry Street, Commack

- 98 Veterans Memorial Highway, Commack

- 1150 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- 2975 Horseblock Road, Medford

- 255 Pond Path Road, South Setauket

- 5750 Sunrise Highway, Sayville

- 160 N Research Place, Central Islip

• Kmart

- 1000 Montauk Highway, West Babylon

- 253-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Rosedale

- 839 New York Avenue, Huntington

- 5151 Sunrise Highway, Bohemia

- 2280 North Ocean Avenue, Farmingville

- 605 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- 2044 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton

• Dick's Sporting Goods

- Roosevelt Field Mall 630 Old Country Road, Garden City

- Green Acres Mall 7 Green Acres Commons, Valley Stream

- Sunrise Mall 1188 Sunrise Mall, Massapequa

- Melville Mall 870 Walt Whitman Road, Melville

- Bay Shore Mall 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore

- 6070 Jericho Turnpike, Commack

- Smith Haven Mall 620 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove

- 1779 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- 499-64 Sunrise Highway, Patchogue

• OfficeMax/OfficeDepot

- 1600 Tanger Mall Drive, Riverhead

• Wal-Mart

- 1123 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale

- 3335 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown

- 2465 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow

- 1220 Old Country Road, Westbury

- 965 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale

- 77 Green Acres Road, Valley Stream

- 85 Crooked Hill Road, Commack

- 1850 Veterans Highway, Islandia

- 161 Centereach Mall, Centereach

- 3990 Nesconset Highway, East Setauket

- 750 Middle Country Road, Middle Island

- 1890 Old Country Road, Riverhead

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