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Black Friday 2009 Sales

Every Friday after thanksgiving malls and stores all over America are bombarded by shoppers looking to score the ultimate deal in what has come to be known as Black Friday.

This year will be no different, in fact many retailers are counting on Black Friday 2009 sales to finally put them in the black since many of them have been operating at a loss due to reduced consumer spending because of the state of the economy.

Many of the big box retail stores such as Best Buy and Walmart have already “leaked” their Black Friday circulars online to drum up buzz about their offerings this year. Since this year is crucial to many retailers the products on sale have deep price discounts and incentives.

Walmart for example has a laptop computer on sale for $198 with impressive specs that usually cost $349. Other stores like IKEA are even offering free breakfast from Black Friday 27th to Sunday 29th to entice customers to come in the store.

Black Friday 2009 sales should be one of the highest ever because of the large and varied deep discounts and the lengths to which retailers have been willing to go to bring customers into their stores.

When stores open on Black Friday (US Stores)

Midnight: Toys R Us
4 a.m.: JC Penney, Kohl’s, Sears, Younkers
5 a.m.: Best Buy, Burlington Coat Factory, Macy’s, MC Sports
5:30 p.m.: Radio Shack
6 a.m.: Game Stop, Home Depot, Kmart, Lowe’s
9 a.m.: Costco