By The Washington Times AI News Desk - Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Updated Nov. 10, 2026. This list is updated as retailers announce Black Friday sale dates and deals.

Black Friday 2026 falls on Nov. 27, but the nation’s biggest retailers are not waiting for the day after Thanksgiving to start their Black Friday sales. BJ’s Wholesale Club, Lowe’s, Best Buy, Target, Home Depot, JCPenney and Kohl’s have already launched early Black Friday deals, and Walmart’s first event starts Nov. 12.

The result is a holiday shopping season stretched into weeks of staggered sales, membership-only early access and online-only Cyber Monday events, which this year falls on Nov. 30. Walmart’s three Black Friday and Cyber Monday events total 14 days, up from 10 last year, according to Retail Dive. Amazon announced Nov. 10 that its Black Friday Week sale starts Nov. 19, while Macy’s has yet to release a full Black Friday schedule. Below is a running list of what major retailers have announced, organized by category. (Note: This page contains affiliate marketing links to retailers mentioned in which The Washington Times may earn a commission if a purchase is made.)

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Big-box and warehouse retailers

Walmart

Walmart is spreading its season across three events from Nov. 12 through Dec. 2. Early Black Friday Deals run Nov. 12-15, opening at 12:01 a.m. ET on Walmart.com and at 6 a.m. local time in stores. The main Black Friday Deals event runs Nov. 23-29; it starts online at 12:01 a.m. ET on Nov. 23, but in-store deals wait until 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday, Nov. 27.

Cyber Monday deals follow on Walmart.com from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. In each of the first two events, Walmart+ members get a 24-hour exclusive window on select online-only deals, while supplies last. Walmart said shoppers will find thousands of gifts under $20, and its Top Toys list includes 25 toys under $25. Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving, Walmart said in a separate Oct. 7 holiday announcement.

Target

Target restarted its Deal of the Day program Nov. 1, with a new deal daily through Dec. 24 and, for the first time, a one-day preview of upcoming offers. Early Black Friday deals ran Nov. 5-7. Holiday deals remain on Target.com in the meantime, and the company says limited-time offers will continue most Thursdays through Saturdays, along with sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Its Holiday Price Match Guarantee covers purchases Nov. 1 through Dec. 24. Target said it has more than 8,000 new gifts, more than half sold only at Target, and that most new holiday items cost $20 or less, with thousands at $5 or under. Shoppers can also try Ask Target, an AI shopping assistant now in beta on Target.com and the Target app. Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving and open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday, according to the fact sheet. Target had not announced dates for its Black Friday sale as of Nov. 9.

Costco

Costco’s holiday savings run Oct. 30 through Nov. 30 in five waves, according to its Holiday Savings page: Oct. 30 to Nov. 15, Nov. 16-30, an online-only Thanksgiving Day list Nov. 26, a Black Friday weekend wave Nov. 27-30 and online-only Cyber Monday deals Nov. 30. Valid dates vary by item, and offers are good while supplies last. Warehouses will be closed on Thanksgiving. Discounts span TVs, laptops, appliances, furniture, jewelry, clothing and groceries, plus an Apple Savings Event that recurs across several waves. Costco.com also now has dedicated Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping categories, and many items in a search for Black Friday deals carry “Black Friday Deal” labels.

Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club’s November deals come in three waves, according to ad previews published by Blackfriday.com and reported by 9to5Toys and Mashable: Weekend Doorbusters Nov. 6-8, a pre-Black Friday sale Nov. 15-25 and a Black Friday sale that launches online on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and runs through Nov. 29. Clubs will be closed on Thanksgiving, Mashable reported.

Sam’s Club itself had not confirmed the dates as of Nov. 9. Plus members, who pay $110 a year compared with $50 for a standard Club membership, get early online access to doorbusters. As of Oct. 28, Sam’s Club had not confirmed a full Black Friday schedule, USA Today reported. Walmart separately launched a combined Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus membership for $120 a year.

BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Early Black Friday deals began Oct. 23 in clubs and on BJs.com. TVs and electronics are up to 40% off and home and kitchen items up to 30% off, with free delivery or shipping on select items. Toys are up to 20% off, and a coupon takes another 10% off an entire toy purchase, with exclusions. The company did not include dates for a main November sale in its first announcement.

Online retailers

Amazon

Amazon’s Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday events run from 12:01 a.m. PST Nov. 19 through Nov. 30, the company announced Nov. 10. Amazon says the events will feature millions of deals across electronics, beauty, fashion, toys and home, with new themed deal drops each day. For the first time, its Today’s Big Deals will offer up to 60% off and drop twice on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, at midnight and 8 a.m. PST.

In the meantime, Amazon’s Black Friday page advertised up to 65% off Amazon devices, up to 50% off its outlet, up to 40% off toys and up to 30% off home and kitchen items as of Nov. 10, with early Black Friday deals already live, including a Ring Battery Doorbell 2K at $39.99, down from $99.99. Last year’s Black Friday Week sale ran Nov. 20 through Cyber Monday on Dec. 1.

Wayfair

Wayfair was featuring a 72-Hour Clearout on Nov. 9, after showing a Holiday Flash Sale on Nov. 4, according to its sales page, with clearout markdowns across furniture, mattresses, rugs, bedding, lighting, appliances and seasonal decor. The page lists no end date or overall discount levels and does not call the event a Black Friday sale. The online home retailer held a five-day Black Friday in July sale July 23-27 with discounts of up to 80% and sitewide free shipping, according to a company press release.

Electronics

Best Buy

Best Buy started its season with DoorBOOsters deals Oct. 30, followed by Early Black Friday Deals and Doorbusters on Nov. 6, with new deals every Friday.

Ten days of Black Friday doorbusters and deals begin Nov. 19, followed by a Cyber Sunday and Monday sale, Cyber Week deals Dec. 1-6 and a Last-Minute Savings Event Dec. 18-24. My Best Buy Plus and Total members earn double rewards Nov. 19 through Dec. 6, and Best Buy’s Black Friday page offered those members $25 in bonus rewards on purchases of $500 or more as of Nov. 4. Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving, and most purchases made Oct. 30 through Dec. 31 can be returned through Jan. 15, 2027.

Apple

Apple had not announced a 2026 Black Friday shopping event as of Nov. 9. It announced last year’s event Nov. 20, 2025, according to MacRumors. Instead of discounts, Apple’s past events have paired eligible purchases with gift cards. Its 2025 event ran Nov. 28 through Cyber Monday on Dec. 1 and offered Apple gift cards of up to $250 with eligible purchases. Apple’s newest products were excluded, however, Cult of Mac reported.

GameStop

GameStop’s complete Black Friday 2026 calendar was still unconfirmed as of this update.

Department stores

Macy’s

Macy’s has started its Black Friday promotions and is adding a new batch each Friday. As of Nov. 9, Macy’s Black Friday deals page listed more than 500 deals, with headline discounts of up to 70% off.

Category offers included up to 75% off jewelry, up to 65% off home and kitchen items, up to 50% off electronics, up to 70% off toys and 30% to 50% off beauty, along with up to 50% off women’s boots, up to 70% off men’s suits and 40% to 50% off handbags. Featured items included DKNY and Nautica men’s suits at $99.99, down from $395; Macy’s-brand eight-piece comforter sets at $32.99, down from $100; and a Le Creuset 6.5-quart Dutch oven at $289.95, down from $460. Many items also come with a bonus offer or free gift with purchase.

Kohl’s

Kohl’s has scheduled three November events: Black Friday Early Access Nov. 6-8, Black Friday Week Nov. 22-28 and Cyber Deals Nov. 29-30. Early Access shoppers get an extra 20% off qualifying purchases with a coupon, plus $15 in Kohl’s Cash per $50 spent on Nov. 6 and $10 per $50 on Nov. 7-8. During Black Friday Week, the Kohl’s Cash rate is $15 per $50, and doorbusters go live on Kohls.com at 12:01 a.m. CT on Thanksgiving and in stores Nov. 27-28. Stores close on Thanksgiving and reopen at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday, though hours may vary by location, when the first 200 shoppers at each store can receive $5 to $100 in instant Kohl’s Cash. Cyber Deals include 40% off qualifying purchases with a coupon.

For the first time, the first 200 shoppers at each store on Nov. 28 will receive a Sephora at Kohl’s promotional gift worth $5 to $100 for beauty purchases that day, and a sweepstakes runs Nov. 27-30.

JCPenney

JCPenney laid out its full holiday calendar Nov. 2. Its Biggest Sale of the Season runs Nov. 5-11; the company says 97% of in-store merchandise will be on sale, and shoppers get a Golden Tote with any purchase of $25 or more.

Black Friday pricing runs 10 days, Nov. 20-29. Stores close on Thanksgiving and open at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday, when in-store surprise giveaways are planned at 5 a.m., 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Other promotions include one-weekend Really Big Deals on Nov. 6-9, Nov. 13-15 and Dec. 11-13; thousands of items at $20 or less from Nov. 12 through Christmas; themed Holiday Daily Deals Nov. 16-19; and a Price Lock on seasonal must-haves Dec. 1-25. Rewards Access members can earn $10 back for every $50 spent, up to four times.

Nordstrom

Nordstrom’s Black Friday page is live, with deals aplenty expected both online and in stores. What will those deals be exactly? As of this update, there’s still no word. The page is advertising an Early Black Friday Sale with up to 25% off select styles and 15% off select fragrances, both through Nov. 11.

Bloomingdale’s

Bloomingdale’s is offering 20% to 25% off a large selection of items, plus $25 in rewards for every $100 Loyallist members spend on select items, both through Nov. 16, according to its Black Friday page. Its 15 Days of Really Big Deals starts Nov. 11, with each deal available for one day at what the retailer calls the lowest price of the season. Bloomingdale’s had not posted main Black Friday sale dates as of Nov. 9.

Home improvement

Home Depot

Home Depot’s Black Friday Savings Event runs Nov. 5-25 in stores and online. Featured offers include buy-one-get-one deals on select power tools from brands including Ryobi, Milwaukee and DeWalt, 6.5-foot pre-lit artificial Christmas trees for $49.98 and appliance savings capped at $1,250 on qualifying purchases. Its Black Friday ad also lists new appliance deals on Thanksgiving, one-day doorbusters on Nov. 27 and Cyber Monday deals starting Nov. 30. Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving and open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.

Lowe’s

Lowe’s started four weeks of Black Friday deals Oct. 29. Its 12 Days of Deals, expanded from 10 days last year, begins Nov. 16 with new savings each day leading up to Black Friday, and its biggest savings arrive Thanksgiving week. MyLowe’s Rewards and MyLowe’s Pro Rewards members can shop Black Friday doorbusters online a day before they open to everyone on Nov. 27. December Deal Drops run Dec. 3 through Christmas Eve. Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving.

Harbor Freight

Harbor Freight’s Early Black Friday deals run through Nov. 25, according to its coupon site. Its main Black Friday ad, reported by GottaDEAL and Clark Deals but not yet confirmed by the company, shows Inside Track Club members getting early access Nov. 23, with the sale opening to everyone online on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and in stores Nov. 27, running through Nov. 30.

Sporting goods

Dick’s Sporting Goods

No 2026 Black Friday sale dates from Dick’s had been reported as of Nov. 9. The company said all Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. stores and distribution centers will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and that it plans to hire more than 11,000 seasonal workers across Dick’s and Foot Locker.

Beauty

Ulta Beauty

Ulta’s Early Black Friday sale is live until Nov. 21 and rotates in new deals weekly. The main Black Friday sale starts online Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. CT and in stores Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. local time, running through Nov. 28. Online-only Cyber Monday deals run from Nov. 29 into the early hours of Dec. 1, and a Big Holiday Beauty Sale follows in stores and online Nov. 29 through Dec. 24.

Sephora

Sephora’s fall Savings Event ended Nov. 9. It offered tiered discounts of 20% for Rouge members, 15% for VIB members and 10% for Insider members, plus 30% off Sephora Collection, with code ALLONSALE, according to Sephora’s Savings Event page. Sephora had not announced Black Friday plans as of Nov. 9, and its Black Friday page currently redirects to its general sale page.

Toys

Lego

Lego will hold its Black Friday event in its official Lego shop Nov. 27-30, running through Cyber Monday, with discounts and gifts with purchase, Lego fan site Brickfact reported, citing dates Lego posted in its online shop. Members of the free Lego Insiders loyalty program get an Insiders Weekend first, on Nov. 21-22, with member offers and gifts with purchase. Lego has not yet said which sets will be discounted.

Apparel and footwear

Adidas

Adidas’ U.S. Black Friday page listed more than 5,500 sale items as of Nov. 9, nearly 700 of them marked down 40% or more. Many items carry an extra 30% off with code COZY. The page says members of the free adiClub loyalty program get early access to sales. Adidas had not announced main Black Friday dates as of Nov. 9.

Lululemon

Lululemon had not announced U.S. Black Friday dates as of Nov. 9. There are still plenty of sales to be found on their “We Made Too Much” page.

Nike

Nike had not announced U.S. Black Friday deals as of Nov. 9. Check back for updates.

Under Armour

Under Armour’s Black Friday collection page is live with hundreds of items, but as of Nov. 9 most were at regular price and no sitewide Black Friday discount had been posted. The site is running an extra 40% off its outlet section with code WARMUP.

Pet supplies

PetSmart

PetSmart’s Early Black Friday Deals are live, including buy three dog or cat toys, get the fourth free, through Nov. 19, and 40% off when shoppers buy four select dog treats. Both offers are online only. Treats Rewards members can earn 10 times the usual points on all products and services through Nov. 11. PetSmart had not announced main Black Friday dates as of Nov. 9.

Black Friday 2026 FAQ

When is Black Friday 2026?

Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday falls on Nov. 30. Many retailers’ sales begin weeks earlier, and some run into early December.

Which retailers have already started Black Friday sales?

BJ’s Wholesale Club opened its early Black Friday sale Oct. 23. Lowe’s started Oct. 29, and Best Buy and Costco followed Oct. 30. Target’s Deal of the Day began Nov. 1, and Macy’s and Ulta Beauty have early deals underway. Target, Home Depot and JCPenney started larger events Nov. 5, and Best Buy and Kohl’s followed Nov. 6. Walmart starts Nov. 12. See each retailer’s entry above for sources.

When does Amazon’s Black Friday sale start?

Amazon’s Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday events run from 12:01 a.m. PST Nov. 19 through Nov. 30, the company announced Nov. 10, with new deal drops each day and twice-daily drops on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 

Are stores open on Thanksgiving?

Most major chains will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, including Target, Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kohl’s, JCPenney and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Walmart said in an Oct. 7 holiday announcement that its stores will again close on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Some still run online deals that day: Costco has an online-only Thanksgiving sale, and Kohl’s doorbusters go live on Kohls.com at 12:01 a.m. CT.

What time do stores open on Black Friday?

Kohl’s and JCPenney stores open at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday, according to the companies. Target stores open at 6 a.m. local time, according to the company, and Home Depot stores open at 6 a.m., Money Talks News reported. Walmart’s in-store Black Friday deals start at 6 a.m. local time Nov. 27, according to the company. Other retailers’ Black Friday hours will be added as they are announced.

Do memberships get early access to Black Friday deals?

Some do. Walmart+ members get a 24-hour exclusive window on select online-only deals during Walmart’s two Black Friday events. MyLowe’s Rewards members can shop Black Friday doorbusters online a day early, on Thanksgiving. My Best Buy Plus and Total members earn double rewards from Nov. 19 to Dec. 6. Details and sources are in each retailer’s entry above.

Be sure to check back for future updates to this report.

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