A look at what some stores have planned for Black Friday

Associated Press

NEW YORK

With Black Friday having stretched into a November full of deals, stores will be stepping it up as holiday shopping begins in earnest.

It’s been a tough year for many retailers. Several well-known chains have filed for bankruptcy protection and thousands of stores have closed.

Amazon is going into the holiday season with its largest ever store presence, and plans to offer deals online every day from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday.

Stores are trying to step up their game online and in person to attract customers who are moving back and forth from store to phone shopping.

But with unemployment low and the economy in solid shape, stores are hoping customers are in a mood to shop.

About 69 percent of Americans, or 164 million people, intend to shop at some point during the five-day period from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, according to a survey released by the National Retail Federation trade group.

It expects Black Friday to remain the busiest day with about 115 million people planning to shop then.

“People expect promotions all week,” said Rod Sides, vice chairman of Deloitte LLP. As holiday shopping gets underway in earnest, he said, “people will come with a purpose and a plan. The Black Friday deals will go fast.”

Overall, the NRF expects sales in November and December to at least match the 3.6 percent growth of a year ago, to a range of $678.75 billion to $682 billion.

It estimates that online spending and other nonstore sales will rise 11 percent to 15 percent. Sides will be watching how malls fare for the opening of the season, as shoppers increasingly go online or to discounters. “We don’t think the malls will be nearly as busy,” he said.

Here’s a look at what some big stores have planned for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Most retailers including Walmart start making the majority of doorbuster deals available online at 12:01 a.m. Thanksgiving.

WALMART

LG 49-inch Class 4K Smart TV for $328 and an Element 39-inch Class Smart TV for $125. Samsung 65-inch Class Curved 4K Smart TV for $998.

TARGET

A 55-inch Westinghouse UHD TV for $249.99. Shoppers who spend $50 in stores or on Target.com Friday will get a coupon for 20 percent off for purchases made between Nov. 28 and Dec. 10.

MACY’S

$29.99 diamond earrings with any purchase of $50 or more. Seventy-five percent off select sport coats and overcoats. Fifty percent off select holiday tops and sweaters.

J.C. PENNEY

Diamond earrings for $25, boots for $19.99.

KOHL’S

50 percent off select toys from Hot Wheels to Play-Doh, $69.99 diamond bracelet, FitBit Blaze Smart Fitness watch for $149.99.

BEST BUY

60-inch Sony 4K TV for $599.99 and a Samsung 11.6-inch laptop for $119.

TOYS R US

40 percent off Lego construction sets, $59.99 Barbie Pink three-story townhouse.

SEARS

Up to 40 percent off on appliances, 50 percent off Craftsman 32-piece mechanic’s tool set.