Walmart Offering Black Thursday Sales at 10 P.M.

You can get a jump on Black Friday by staying up late Thanksgiving night instead of getting up early the day after Thanksgiving at some Duluth area stores. It’s actually possible to shop all night by heading over to the stores opening at midnight, 4 a.m., 5 a.m., and later.

Walmart is opening at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving night with Black Thursday sales on TVs, electronics, and toys. The discount retailer is advertising that it is staying open, so you don’t have to stand in line and get trampled in a Black Friday rush through the store doors.

Toys R Us is also opening at 10 p.m. Thursday. Target, Kohl’s, Macy’s, and Best Buy plan to welcome holiday shoppers a couple hours later at midnight. Sears and JCPenney open for shoppers at 4 a.m. on Friday, Bed Bath & Beyond opens at 5 a.m. Friday. So does Sam’s Club. Doors at Costco open at 9 a.m.

Old Navy is giving shoppers an advantageous head start by being open Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and reopening at midnight Friday.

Check out the sales and preview ads on several websites including www.blackfriday.info, www.blackfriday.us and www.blackfridayads/net.

11Alive-TV is featuring online store floor maps so you can quickly find sale items and beat out other shoppers.

in Duluth will be open from 4 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Hours for Mall of Georgia in nearby Buford are the same. Both are Simon malls.

Mall of Georgia is offering a $500 American Express® Simon Giftcard to one lucky Black Friday shopper. Shoppers wishing to enter the drawing must stop by the Simon Guest Services desk between 4 and 4:55 a.m. to register for the drawing. One winner will be selected at 5 a.m. The winner must be present and claim the prize within 30 minutes, or that prize will be forfeited and awarded to the next name drawn. You must be 18 or older to enter. One entry per person. No purchase necessary.