Best and worst retailers for Black Friday deals in 2015

Following Thanksgiving celebrations, millions of consumers will flock to American stores looking for big savings.

This year, the National Retail Federation predicts total retail sales for the holiday season will reach $630.5 billion, an increase of 3.7 percent from nearly $608 billion in 2014.

To help consumers with their shopping on Black Friday, WalletHub surveyed 8,000 deals from 30 of the biggest U.S. retailers’ 2015 Black Friday ad scans. It calculated the average discount that each retailer plans to offer.

Here are the results from the survey:

Main Findings

Retailer	Average % Discount by Retailer
JCPenney	68.0%
Kohl's	66.7%
Stage	63.9%
Groupon	63.7%
Belk	59.5%
Macy's	56.0%
Kmart	50.1%
Panasonic	47.0%
Fred Meyer	45.3%
Office Depot and OfficeMax	42.8%
Sears	41.7%
Meijer	39.1%
Hhgregg	38.5%
CVS Pharmacy	37.8%
Target	37.3%
Modell's	35.5%
Dell Home	35.3%
Staples	34.4%
Ace Hardware	34.2%
Best Buy	33.5%
Home Depot	31.4%
BJ's	30.6%
Wal-Mart	30.1%
GameStop	29.2%
Toys R Us	28.9%
Walgreens	28.7%
Big Lots	27.1%
Amazon	25.8%
Sam's Club	24.9%
Costco	19.5%
All Retailers	40.2%

 

Click on the link above for information on what the survey indicated are savings by categories.

 

Copyright 2015, Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist

Comments

[Tom Sightings]

Thanks for the advice. I might make it to Macy's this week, and maybe Costco, too. Remember, Costco may not have the discounts, but it offers better prices to start with.