Shoppers crowd the Greenwood Park Mall during Black Friday in 2019.
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Black Friday shopping sprees make their return Friday as businesses prepare for the highest foot traffic of the year.
With the looming holiday season, nearly every store is set to offer limited-time deals on their merchandise in an attempt to entice antsy shoppers to stroll through their doors. Here’s a snapshot of some of the upcoming specials retailers are offering Black Friday shoppers this year.
Local malls
The Greenwood Park Mall will open at 6 a.m. Friday. The mall expects to see millions of footsteps throughout the weekend, said Tiffany Adkins, director of marketing at the mall.
“A lot of our retailers here do anywhere from 40% to 70% off on Black Friday,” said Adkins. “No matter where you go, you are going to get some sort of sale. There were some studies that came out that said 75% of people will take advantage of Black Friday sales. A lot of people like to do their research online first and then come into the stores, which is a cool concept.
“We like to use the motto ‘Touch, try, buy.’ You can literally come into the stores, touch the product, try it on and buy it. When you’re online, it may not fit or feel like the description says,” she said.
Adkins said that one of the highest trending holiday purchases tend to be gift cards, which can be purchased at multiple displays throughout the mall and at the mall office.
Santa Claus will also make an appearance beginning at 11 a.m. Friday.
The Indiana Premium Outlets in Edinburgh will be open on Black Friday from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. with many of their outlet stores offering special deals.
Other retailers
Meijer will be running a three-day Black Friday sale over the weekend. Shoppers can take advantage of their deals at either one of their two Johnson County locations at 150 South Marlin Drive in Greenwood or 2390 North Morton Street in Franklin.
At-home cooks can purchase a Ninja Nutri-Blender personal blender for $49.99, a Gourmia French Door Digital Air Fryer Oven with 14 cooking presets for $89.99 or a Cuisinart Art Fryer Toaster Oven with a grill for $159.99.
Some of Best Buy’s advertised deals include a 75-inch Samsung 4k Smart television for $579.99, a 5.5-quart Kitchen Aid Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer for $249.99, a 14-inch HP touch screen laptop for $499.99, a Segway Electric Kick Scooter for $399.99 and a Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer and Pizza Oven for $319.95.
Deals at Walmart include a hotel-style, six-piece 1,000 thread-count Egyptian Luxury Queen Bed sheet set for $25, a 24-inch Pokémon Pikachu plush for $25, a 43-inch LED Roku Smart television for $98.00, Beats Studio3 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones for $99, a Pioneer Woman Prairie Signature 4-quart Jumbo Cooker Frying Pan for $18 and a Best Choice Products 10-in-1 Combo Game Table Set including hockey, foosball, pool, shuffleboard, ping pong, chess and cards for $129.99.
Kohl’s will open at 5 a.m. on Friday and will include deals such as Beats Studio Buds wireless noise-canceling earbuds for $89.99, 7-feet pre-lit Christmas trees for $67.00 and a PowerSeries Lite vacuum cleaner for $79.99.
Doors open at 6 a.m. at Menards. Some of their featured deals include a Hydroponic Raised Garden Bed for $49.99, a 54-inch Bayside Electric Fireplace for $199.99 and a 15-pound weighted blanket for $14.99.
Target will open at 6 a.m. and will feature deals including a free $75 Target gift card when you buy an Xbox Series X and Diablo IV console bundle for $449.99, a 5th generation iPad Air for $499.99, a Google Pixel smartwatch for $199.99 and an Amazon Blink Mini 1080p Security Camera for $19.99.
Toys and trees
A redesigned Barbie Dreamhouse based on the hit movie tops the list of children’s toys for 2023. Other standouts include the Lego Super Mario Adventures starter course set, the WowWee Dog-E robot puppy, and a Bluey playhouse set, as well as the Nintendo Switch.
Several Christmas tree farms will be open in the Johnson County area.
Welch’s Holiday Farm will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will offer “live, beautiful trees,” said owner Chuck Welch. Peiffer Christmas Tree Farm will also be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Trees from DeHart will be open from 9:30 a.m. until dark.
