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What California Stores Have the Best Black Friday Deals?
Are you going to brave the crowds this Black Friday? Plan out your shopping by visiting these stores first.
It seems that Black Friday - the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season - becomes a bit more challenging for consumers every year. Between early Black Friday deals, to more online deals, consumers have to do some planning to maximize their dollars.
Plus, it seems every store out there is advertising the “best prices of the season” and “deals not to be missed.” The question on our minds is this: What stores here in California actually have the best deals?
WalletHub, an online consumer site, analyzed some 8,000 deals from 30 of the biggest U.S. retailers’ data and ads for the upcoming shopping season to help us answer said question.
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The winner? JCPenny. That’s right, the site discovered that you can save an average of 68 percent shopping there on Black Friday.
The loser? Costco. This store, on average, will discount at a rate of about 20 percent, according to WalletHub.
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Here’s a list of the top 10 retailers (that have locations in California) to hit up on Black Friday:
- JCPenney (68%)
- Kohl’s (67%)
- Macy’s (56%)
- Kmart (50%)
- Panasonic (47%)
- Fred Meyer (45%)
- Office Depot and OfficeMax (43%)
- Sears (42%)
- CVS Pharmacy (38%)
- Target (37%)
Another major retailer that is in the top of savings is an online-only one— Groupon, with an average deal of 64 percent off on Black Friday.
Here are some more of WalletHub’s findings.
- JCPenney and Kohl’s are 2015’s Best Retailers For Black Friday Deals.
- Over 17 percent of items will actually be more expensive on Black Friday than they currently are on Amazon.com.
- Books, movies and music will offer the most value on Black Friday 2015 relative to their current prices, while jewelry is expected to be the worst deal.
- 11 percent of Black Friday deals are the same as last year, per our 2015 Black Friday Freshness Report.
- Visa, Amazon.com and American Express top the list of 2015’s 50 Most Popular Gift Cards.
— Patch Editor Linda Bock contributed to this report. Image via Shutterstock.
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