Black Friday 2017: Best Deals In NYC

NEW YORK, NY — Black Friday can be overwhelming for many reasons. You've likely got a long list and little time to shop alongside giant crowds of other people converging upon the mall in a post-Thanksgiving feeding frenzy.

Thankfully, the personal finance website WalletHub wants to help you narrow down your Black Friday search with a list of the big-box stores where the Black Friday discounts are deepest.

Kohl's and JCPenney are the places to be if you're looking for a real steal. The department store chains both have an average Black Friday discount of 66.3 percent, the largest among the 35 retailers WalletHub surveyed. Belk comes in second with an average discount of 62.8 percent.

Sporting goods fans are out of luck — Bass Pro Shops is offering the smallest average discount of 20.8 percent.

Another WalletHub study found that you might be better off ordering some items from Amazon now rather than waiting until Black Friday. About 8.5 percent of items will be more expensive on Friday than their current price on Amazon.

Books, movies and music generally make the best Black Friday deals, WalletHub found. Those items carry an average Black Friday discount of 53 percent, compared to just 7 percent for jewelry and 8 percent for furniture. See WalletHub's full breakdown here.

Here's the full list of WalletHub's best Black Friday chains, with a link to each store's locations in New York City or the surrounding area. Click here to see WalletHub's full study.

Kohl's — 66.3%
JCPenney — 66.3%
Belk — 62.8% (No New York stores)
Stage — 60.8%
Shopko — 55.9% (No New York stores)
Bealls Florida — 52.8% (No New York stores)
Sears — 50.1%
Macy's — 45.6%
Fred Meyer — 43.9%
AAFES — 37.3%
Amazon — 36.8% (online only)
Target — 36.2%
Kmart — 35.8%
Dick's Sporting Goods — 35.1%
Office Depot and OfficeMax — 34.5%
Wal-Mart — 34.2%
HP — 34.0%
Samsung — 34.0%
Dollar General — 33.5%
Lowe's — 33.0%
True Value — 32.8%
Meijer — 32.4% (No New York stores)
Staples — 32.3%
BJ's — 32.1%
Guitar Center — 30.0%
Best Buy — 30.0%
Microsoft — 29.6%
Dell Home — 29.3%
Newegg — 28.3% (Online only)
Big Lots — 24.1%
Cabela's — 23.8%
Harbor Freight — 22.5%
Costco — 21.9%
Ace Hardware — 21.5%
Bass Pro Shops — 20.8%

(Lead image: Shoppers pass by the Macy's Midtown flagship store on Black Friday 2016. Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)