Seasonal & Holidays
Black Friday 2019 Sales, When Stores Open In Illinois
Here's a look at when retail stores open in Illinois and a peek at some of the Black Friday ads and special discounts.
ILLINOIS — Are you looking to score a deal this Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year in Illinois and across the country? The consumer holiday on the day after Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 29 this year.
Many major retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Macy’s and Lowe’s have already released ads for their special Black Friday 2019 deals.
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As you plan your shopping excursion, you’ll want to know when malls are open in the Chicago area.
Find out what's happening in Across Illinoisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Skip the holiday crowds and start shopping these Black Friday deals now!
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Find out what's happening in Across Illinoisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- Black Friday: Midnight to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to midnight
- Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Shops at North Bridge, Chicago
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to midnight
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 9. p.m.
Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to midnight
- Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 5 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 10 p.m. to midnight
- Black Friday: Midnight to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thanksgiving: 6 p.m. to midnight
- Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Arboretum, South Barrington
- Thanksgiving: Closed
- Black Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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 Illinois are opening on Black Friday.
Black Friday Store Hours: Please confirm store hours with your specific location as hours may vary.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 in Illinois. Click on the name of the stores to see all the Black Friday discounts.
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
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