Stores prep for Black Friday

Black Friday sees stores offering more deals on tech and electronics, while Cyber Monday, the big day for online shopping, has more of a fashion focus.

Sears will open at 6 p.m. Thursday and close at 2 a.m. Friday, only to regroup and reopen at 5 a.m. Black Friday.

-JoAnn, 6 a.m. Friday.

“You can take your time and it is not crowded”. “But this weekend isn’t the end-all-be-all; it’s important to remember, there will be several important weekends to keep an eye on before we wrap up the holiday season”. Fortunately, the all-knowing entity known as Google has some last-minute advice for Black Friday shoppers that could give you an edge this year. With the advent of the internet and online sales, the traditional Black Friday sales and advertising now start well in advance of the actual day, which has actually cannibalized sales from the day after Thanksgiving. Do you plan to shop online on Cyber Monday?

But starting a little before 6 P.M. on Thanksgiving, they’ll start lining people up inside the store for Black Friday sales that officially kick off at 6.

Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Kmart, Rite Aid, and Dollar General are just a few of the stores open on Thanksgiving day. Many department stores and chains, however, opted out of opening on Thanksgiving, paying fines to the mall owners, but giving their employees a chance to be with family.

Research shows while shoppers save a ton of money on certain items on Black Friday, they actually spend more money on other items.

Meanwhile, Black Friday is not the day most stores witness the largest traffic. Select items are available right now.

eBay: For its Thanksgiving day festivities, eBay is holding specials from 4 p.m.to 10 p.m. It’s Black Friday event will run all day.

If you view Black Friday as “go big or go home”, some retailers are quite literally going home.

Numerous Black Friday deals are yet to be released.

Thanksgiving: Opens 8 a.m.to 1 p.m.

Sports Authority: Online sales will likely start at midnight Wednesday. “I can learn a lot more about consumer behavior, and push out more relevant offers”, says Forrester analyst Julie Ask.