With the holiday shopping season around the corner, retailers are preparing by rolling out Black Friday deals and sneak peeks of products earlier than usual to make up for a shorter holiday shopping season.
An estimated 165.3 million people likely to shop Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 28, which is a week later than last year and makes the shopping season shorter and the demand higher.
For those planning to start their holiday shopping in-store, here's a list of stores and malls throughout South Florida that are open and closed on Thanksgiving.
Malls:
Dadeland Mall - 7535 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33156
Thanksgiving Day: 5:00PM–1:00AM
Local
Black Friday: 6:00AM–10:00PM
Dolphin Mall - 11401 NW 12th Street Miami FL 33172
Thanksgiving Day:9:00 AM - Midnight
Black Friday: 8:00 AM - 11:00PM
Aventura Mall- 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33180
Thanksgiving Day:CLOSED
Black Friday: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sawgrass Mills -12801 W Sunrise Blvd, Sunrise, FL 33323
Thanksgiving Day: 10:00AM–1:00AM
Black Friday: 7:00AM–10:00PM
Miami International Mall - 1455 NW 107th Ave, Doral, FL 33172
Thanksgiving Day: 5:00PM–1:00AM
Black Friday: Open 6:00AM–10:00PM
Brickell City Centre- 701 South Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33131
Thanksgiving Day: CLOSED
Black Friday: 8am-10pm
The Falls - 8888 SW 136th St, Miami, FL 33176
Thanksgiving Day: CLOSED
Black Friday: 7:00AM–10:00PM
Bal Harbour Shops - 9700 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, FL 33154
Thanksgiving Day: CLOSED
Black Friday: 10:00AM - 9:00PM
These stores are open on Thanksgiving, according to Bestblackfriday.com:
- Best Buy – (opens at 5 p.m.)
- Bed Bath and Beyond – (first time opened on Thanksgiving)
- CVS – 24-hour stores; other locations vary
- DSW – some locations open at 5 p.m.
- GameStop – (opens at 3 p.m.)
- JCPenney – (opens at 2 p.m.)
- Kmart – (opens at 6 a.m.)
- Macy’s - Most stores open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day
- Old Navy – (opens at 3 p.m. and staying open until 11 p.m. Friday night – some mall locations may vary)
- Sears – (opens at 6 p.m.)
- Target – (opens at 5 p.m.)
- Walgreens – 24-hour stores; other locations vary
- Walmart – (opens for Thanksgiving Day sales at 6 p.m.)