Call it a deal hunter’s crib sheet.
has released detailing which of the country’s biggest retailers are offering the best Black Friday deals this year. Bad news for dedicated Denver day-after-Thanksgiving shoppers: Two of the five brands offering the deepest discounts don’t have metro area locations. Good news: there are websites.
The retail chain cutting prices the most this year is Belk, the Southern style department store chain. WalletHub found the company’s Black Friday discounts will average 68.9 percent this year. The nearest Belk to Denver is in Owasson, Okla., about a 10-hour drive. There is always for the shopper who has to get their hands on pair of $19.99 rampage boots.
Nos. 2, 4, and 5 on the list are more easily accessible by car for local shoppers.
No. 2 J.C. Penny, operator of eight metro area locations, will offer average discounts of 65.1 percent. (That’s actually less substantial than the 66.3 percent cuts it made for Black Friday 2017, WalletHub found.)
Kohl’s average price drop will be 60.8 percent. There are 15 of those between Longmont and Castle Rock.
Coming in fifth for average deal value is . The women’s clothing and accessories brand’s specials mark down prices by 54.5 percent on average. There are New York & Co. stores at Flatiron Crossing shopping center in Broomfield, Denver’s Northfield at Stapleton shopping area and Southlands shopping center in Aurora.
WalletHub’s complete report can be found at .
The site says it compiled the list through a survey of Black Friday ads from the 35 biggest retailers in the U.S., with nearly 7,000 individual deals being counted.
WalletHub’s report also included breakout lists for companies offering the best deals for individual product categories. Stage department store is offering the best breaks on toys; 55.8 percent on average. Stage operates the Bealls brand, which has five stores in Colorado. Computer and tablet maker Lenovo’s average Black Friday deal is 40 percent, tops in its category. Sears has the best jewelry deals, with average discounts of over 78.8 percent.
The report calls Black Friday shopping, “one of America’s most treasured holiday traditions.”
Some have pushed back on the annual bonanza of consumerism. Seattle-based outdoor goods dealer REI has announced that for the fourth year in a row it is closing its stores and on Black Friday.
