While a lot of us are excited to sit down with the family and eat some turkey next week on Thanksgiving, there are always some people more interested in what comes next. No, not leftovers...Black Friday. Plenty of people get pumped for the sales and the craziness that happens the day after the holiday, but how do you know you’re getting the best deals possible?
Well, WalletHub is here to help. The site just came out with their list of the Best Stores for Black Friday, looking at 7,000 deals from 35 of the biggest U.S. retailers’ 2018 Black Friday ad scans.
Overall, the site says retailers are offering on average discounts of 37%, which is about the same as last year. As for the store retailer the best deals, that would be Belk, where the average discount is a whopping 68.9%, followed by JC Penney, where discounts can run about 65.1%. As for the worst deal, you’re going to find that at True Value, where discounts average only about 16.3%
Top Ten Best Stores For Black Friday
- Belk
- JC Penney
- Stage
- Kohl’s
- New York & Company
- Payless
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Macy’s
- Fred Meyer
- Shopko
Check out the complete list of stores, and their average discount, here
- As for what items will likely have the best discounts, WalletHub notes that 23.26% of discounts are for apparel and accessories, while 12.96% are for computers and phones and 11.04% are for appliances.
Source: WalletHub