On Thanksgiving, Target will Open Stores at 6 p.m.

“However, with so many stores open on Thanksgiving, promotions starting earlier and running longer, and other factors, retailers are seeing an overall erosion in Black Friday sales”, said the consultancy in a research report. Customers in designated areas of the store can purchase these deals from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on November 26, Thanksgiving Day.

Steve Bratspies, chief merchant at Wal-Mart, said its customers have told the retailer they want a “simplified, less confusing shopping experience”. And as pre-Black Friday tech deals are literally pouring by the hour, the discounts you find today are likely as good as the ones you’ll spot on Black Friday, so there is no need to wait. This year, the company is holding a single event on Thanksgiving, at 6 p.m., in response to feedback from customers. The day after Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the USA holiday retail season.

Here is when select national retailers with presences in Springfield will be kicking off the year’s busiest shopping season.

Wal-Mart will also be offering huge Black Friday online deals.

With the one-hour guarantee, you have the option of taking the item home that night, or picking it up whenever is convenient before Christmas.

Best Buy announced it would be open from 5 p.m.to 1 a.m. on Thursday and would open again at 8 a.m. on Black Friday. Staples will open at 6 a.m. View Staples’ 20-page Black Friday ad.

The majority of big box stores, including Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target and Kohl’s, will open on Thanksgiving to welcome eager shoppers, but a few retailers will remain closed on the holiday – and at least one major chain has made a decision to forgo Black Friday as well. Instead, all deals will be available at once, both in-store and online. On November 1, Toys ” R”Us began offering special deals and coupon offers on its vast selection of toys. Black Friday deals, typically, can lure such shoppers.

Best Buy Co. Inc.at 5 p.m. All deals are available right from the beginning at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day in stores.