Black Friday Hours 2019: When GameStop, Walmart, Target Open On Thanksgiving

The long Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 weekend kicks off today, with plenty of stores opening later today and having their doorbuster deals all ready to go. Plenty of deals are live online already, but a few places are saving their best deals for when their physical stores open. Store hours and deal vary by retailer and the best deals go quick, so if you were hoping grab a good deal on a Switch Lite, PS4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, or whatever other item has caught your eye and just wanted to head to the nearest store, you might be missing out.

Quite a few stores will open Thanksgiving evening, shut their doors later that night, and then re-open on Black Friday proper. However, you’ll definitely be waiting until Friday to do in-store shopping if you live in Rhode Island, Maine, or Massachusetts, where opening on Thanksgiving is illegal. Of course, you can always head online if heading to a store isn’t an option.

Please note that some stores haven’t released the exact time their deals will be live, only the date. We’ve included the information available below and will continue to update this story as more retailers announce their store hours and start times.

Black Friday 2019: Start times and store hours

Best Buy

Most of Best Buy’s doorbuster deals are live now, and will be available at 5 PM for brick-and-mortar stores.

• Live Now until-December 1: All Black Friday deals and doorbusters will be available.
  • Online deals start on Thanksgiving (unknown time)

Best Buy store hours

• Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28: 5 PM – 1 AM
• Black Friday, Nov. 29: 8 AM – 10 PM
• Saturday, Nov. 30: 9 AM – 10 PM
• Sunday, Dec. 1: 11 AM – 8PM

GameStop

At GameStop, online deals are live already. For brick-and-mortar GameStop stores, doors will open quite early today–they start at 3 PM this year.

GameStop store hours

• Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28: 3 PM – 10 PM
• Black Friday, Nov. 29: 7 AM – 10 PM
• Saturday, Nov. 30: 10 AM – 9 PM
• Sunday, Dec. 1: 11 AM – 7 PM

Amazon

While Amazon has opened a small (but growing) number of brick-and-mortar stores across the US, the bulk of its Black Friday discounts will be available on Amazon.com. Because Amazon is primarily an online store, it’s not waiting until the end of the month to start offering its Black Friday deals. Instead, Amazon launched its Happy HoliDeals sale on November 1 with discounts across gaming, tech, entertainment, and other categories. And in the leadup to Black Friday 2019, deals will be available on Amazon at all hours, including a wide range of smart devices. Basically, Amazon will have deals going live all the time, so check back often.

• Available Now: Deals will go live every day up until Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and probably the week after Cyber Monday.

Target

Target’s online Black Friday are up as well. Brick-and-mortar stores opening at 5 PM today.

• Today: RedCard Early Access Sale runs all day, with select deals for Circle members available starting at 6 PM (online only)
• November 28-30: Black Friday deals and doorbusters available
  • Online deals become available starting Thanksgiving morning through November 30 while supplies last
• December 1-8: Cyber Week deals available (online only)

Target store hours

• Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28: 5 PM – 1 AM
• Black Friday, Nov. 29: 7 AM – 11 PM (normal closing time)
• Saturday, Nov. 30: 8 AM – 11 PM (normal hours)

Walmart

Walmart’s full lineup of deals are available starting today. At Walmart stores, deals will become available to claim at 6 PM on Thanksgiving Day.

• Available Now: Pre-Black Friday sales across multiple departments, including games. begins.
• November 27-29: All Black Friday deals will be available
  • Online deals start Wednesday, November 27 at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET
  • See Black Friday store hours below

Walmart store hours

• Today: Black Friday deals start at 6 PM local time. Check with your local store, but typically Walmart lets you come early and fill up your cart before Black Friday sales officially start. You just have to wait until 6 PM to checkout.
• Friday, Nov. 29: Check with your local store. Many Walmart stores are open 24 hours/day.

Microsoft Store

Microsoft’s Black Friday deals are live now until December 2 (or while supplies last). In addition to Xbox deals, you’ll find some nice discounts on gaming laptops, monitors, headphones, and more during Black Friday.

• Available Now until December 2: Official Xbox deals available to everyone

Ebay

While Amazon may be a go-to source for many people’s online shopping, Ebay has continued to surprise us with great gaming deals on a regular basis, especially when it comes to discounts on new games or subscription services like PS Plus. It also had some of the best deals around during Prime Day 2019, so be sure to keep your eye on Ebay during Black Friday this year.

Ebay is offering a series of “Black Friday Drops” every Friday leading up the major event. So far, they’ve offered nice discounts on expensive tech like the Apple Watch Series 5 and Bose SoundTouch 10 wireless speaker, and we even saw a great bundle with the Nintendo Switch Lite and Pokemon Sword and Shield. Each Black Friday Drop goes live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET every Friday now through December 13. The spotlight deal for Black Friday itself, November 29, hasn’t yet been revealed.

Steam

For PC gamers, Steam’s Black Friday sale (or “Autumn Sale”) will be a huge opportunity to snag games on their wishlist at a discount. Some noteworthy sales include deals on newer games like Code Vein ($42, down from $60), Gears 5 ($30, down from $60), The Surge 2 ($30, down from $50), Void Bastards ($22.49, from $25), and plenty more.

• November 26-December 3: Steam’s Autumn Sale

Newegg

Online store Newegg is another great source for tech and gaming deals year-round, and the website has been gearing up for Black Friday all month long. Newegg has opted to celebrate “Black November” rather than limiting its deals to Thanksgiving weekend, and you can already find great discounts on gaming laptops, desktops, graphics cards, and more.

• Available now: Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals at Newegg

Costco

If you’re someone who has a Costco membership, there are plenty of Black Friday gaming deals awaiting you this year. However, Costco will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, so there’s no beating the Black Friday rush if you plan to shop in stores. If you prefer to shop online, deals are already available.

• Available now: All Costco Black Friday deals

Costco store hours

• Thanksgiving Day: Closed
• Black Friday, Nov. 29: 9 AM – 8:30 PM (may vary by store)

Kohl’s

Kohl’s isn’t usually a store you think of for tech and gaming deals, but the brick-and-mortar retailer is stepping up its game with some solid deals this year, including a nice Nintendo Switch bundle. Plus, the store is offering $15 of Kohl’s Cash for every $50 you spend from until November 29–an excellent deal if you shop there regularly. On top of that, select products are eligible for an additional 15% off both in stores and online with promo code THANKS15.

• Live Now: Online Black Friday deals
• November 30-December 9: Customers who earned Kohl’s Cash during Black Friday week can redeem it on anything online and in stores

Kohl’s store hours

• Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28: Doors open at 5 PM

More Black Friday 2019 Deals

• Nintendo Switch Black Friday 2019 Game Deals
• PS4 Black Friday 2019 Game Deals
• Xbox One Black Friday 2019 Game Deals
• GameStop Black Friday 2019 Game Deals Deals
• Amazon Black Friday 2019 Deals
• Walmart Black Friday 2019 Deals
• Best Buy Black Friday 2019 Deals
• Target Black Friday 2019 Deals

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/black-friday-hours-2019-when-gamestop-walmart-targ/1100-6471354/