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Thanksgiving And Black Friday 2019 Mall Hours, Sales In NoVA, DC

Here's a look at when retail stores open across northern VA and the District; peek at some of the Black Friday ads and special discounts.

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WASHINGTON, DC — 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 northern Virginia, 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 the District of Columbia and northern Virginia are open; some are open on Thanksgiving, others open early on Friday.

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.

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"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. Out of that amount, 20 percent will be spent by consumers between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday.

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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 stretch 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 announced by national retailers. Click on the name of the stores to see all of the offered Black Friday discounts.

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

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