Chains such as GameStop and Staples are staying closed entirely on Thanksgiving and moving their Friday openings later.
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Other retailers that count upon a similar game plan include Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Even the retailers that are departing from last year’s plan for the 2015 holiday sale kick-off are only moving their brick-and-mortar events in one direction: Later.
Meanwhile, Apple’s entry level smartphone, iPhone 6S with 16GB storage version is rumored to be available for only $99 along with two-year contract agreement on November 14. Below, we’ve rounded up retailers that will be closed Thanksgiving Day.
She said that a formal announcement will be coming later this week.
As for the actual holiday itself, the store will open at 5pm on Thanksgiving Day. JCPenney began opening on Thanksgiving Day in 2014. “And they’re getting the same number of sales as when they opened at midnight”.
While there are no PlayStation 4 or Xbox One bundle deals there are plenty of savings on games, so with the Target sales, this may be your chance to stock up on games. With the Black Friday creep moving earlier and earlier into the week, though, that’s no longer the case.
Not to be outdone, Best Buy is kicking off its festivities now as well. While the most obvious differences are the days they are released, Cyber Mondays offer internet-only discounts that are not included in Black Fridays.
H&M stores will not be open for Thanksgiving in the USA, the retailer announced Tuesday, the first time it will be closing for the holiday. The store remains closed all day on the Thanksgiving Day to open on the Black Friday at 6:00 AM and conduct specials till noon, as a few of the discounts remain invalid after that.
Target isn’t the only one gearing up for a bumper holiday season, with Walmart starting its holiday sales the day after Halloween.
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The online retailer launched the Black Friday Deals store on November 2 to house “tens of thousands of deals” on a wide variety of products, including electronics, toys and clothing. “It felt good to us a year ago to be able to allow those family traditions to take place around Thanksgiving, but also let shopping be part of it”.
