Walmart, Best Buy get head start on Black Friday

Walmart continues its early Black Friday promotions while Best Buy is providing more details about its upcoming kickoff to Black Friday.

Both retailers previously announced they would launch Black Friday sales before the actual date of Black Friday (Nov. 29), and Walmart has already begun its campaign, which continues Monday, Nov. 25. More details of each promotion follow.

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Walmart, which already held its first "Holiday Deals" event of the season Oct. 8-13 and is offering an "inflation-free" discount Thanksgiving dinner package designed to serve eight people for less than $7 per person, initiated its three-part Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 with online and in-store deals.

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Event two deals begin online Monday, Nov. 25 at noon ET exclusively for paid Walmart+ members and 5 p.m. ET for all customers and starts in stores Friday, Nov. 29 (the traditional Friday-after-Thanksgiving date of Black Friday) at 6 a.m. local time.

Cyber Monday deals start online-only one day early Sunday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. ET exclusively for paid Walmart+ members and 8 p.m. ET for all customers on Walmart.com and the Walmart app.

The discounter will also drop additional deals on its website and app throughout the event, as well as a discounted one-year membership in the Walmart+ paid subscription program for $49 (50% off regular price) through Monday, Dec. 2. See a partial list of Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts here.

"Everything we do at Walmart is in service to our customers," said Tom Ward, executive VP and chief e-commerce officer, Walmart U.S. "This holiday season, we're elevating the shopping experience, making it even more convenient and personalized for our customers no matter when, where or how they choose to shop. With an incredible assortment and a variety of delivery options, we’re meeting customers where they are, with exactly what they need, for every moment of the season."

Walmart is also continuing its 10-chapter ‘advertainment’ series called "Deals of Desire, whose star-studded cast includes Lisa Renna, Walton Goggins, Taye Diggs, Chad Michael Murray, Anthony Ramos and Ian Somerhalder.