In a blockbuster of a press release today, Kohl’s laid out their plans for the 2012 holiday shopping season. Aiming to create a “dream holiday” experience for it’s shoppers, Kohl’s holiday offering will include exclusive deals, Friday Flash sales on social media, Kohl’s cash, night owl and early bird specials, hassle-free returns, free gift boxes and – of course – a Black Friday extravaganza.
Midnight Opening Confirmed
The press release revealed Kohl’s plans for Black Friday, dubbed “Operation: Black Friday”. The popular retailer will once again open its doors to Black Friday bargain hunters at midnight on November 23 and will keep them open for a full 24 hours. Early bird specials will hit Kohls.com on Wednesday, November 21 and also all throughout Thanksgiving Day, November 23.
More 36,500 Dream Receipts Winners
Additionally, one lucky Black Friday shopper in every Kohl’s store nationwide will get their purchase free as Kohl’s launches their “Dream Receipts” holiday promotion. Beginning on Black Friday and running through Christmas Eve, (December 24), Kohl’s will pick up the tab for one lucky shopper in every single Kohl’s location. The winner will also receive a $10 transferable promotional fit, allowing the winner to “pay it forward” to a friend or family member. By the end of the Dream Receipts promotion, Kohl’s expects to be picking up the tab for more than 36,500 holiday shoppers.
As Black Friday ads have rolled out this year, we’ve noticed many retailers starting their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day online.
Many Black Friday sales are starting online on Thanksgiving Day.
Here are some of the online Black Friday sales you can take advantage of today, while the turkey is still in the oven. Happy Thanksgiving, and happy shopping!
If finally happened – a major retailer nabbed Rebecca Black’s Friday for a Black Friday campaign. We speculated months ago that the Youtube viral video sensation would be a great fit for Black Friday.
Apparently Kohl’s agreed. Just as the world had finally managed to get the original out of its head, the Kohl’s Black Friday ad features a woman singing “Black Friday, Black Friday, gotta go to Kohl’s on Black Friday. Everybody’s going there at midnight, midnight” and she power-shops through the store, stealing items from other shoppers’ carts.
“You’ll be singing this song every day until Black Friday. Guaranteed,” says the video description on Kohl’s Youtube channel.
There have been a lot of comments on the late night vs. early morning Black Friday sales. Target, Macy’s and Kohl’s are all opening at midnight this year. So after you finish Thanksgiving dinner, you can go shop to your heart’s content! JCPenney and Sears will be keeping the traditional early-morning store hours; opening at 4AM. This has created quite a stir in the comments sections of our Black Friday news page as well as on our Facebook page.
We want to know what YOU think about this Black Friday controversy. Check out what some of your fellow Black Friday Fans are saying and tell us what you think by voting for your favorite quote in the poll below, then leave us a comment to share your thoughts!
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Kohl’s has released their Black Friday 2011 ad! As we confirmed earlier, they will open at 12AM on Black Friday and will have over 500 Early Bird Specials through 1pm. This 64-page ad highlights toys, jewelry, home decor and more.
We all know that doorbusters are the true stars of Black Friday, and Kohl’shas released a possible list of what their Black Friday doorbuster deals might include!
The crowds on Black Friday line up for Kohl's Black Friday doorbuster deals
On the Kohl’s website, we found a Black Friday preview page that features toys, home goods, electronics, and jewelry–all of which could be included in the Kohl’s Black Friday ad. We want to stress that this page is purely speculative, and that there are no steep price drops yet. Nevertheless, here are some great highlights from the Kohl’s Black Friday sneak peek:
KitchenAid Artisan 5-qt. stand mixer (currently $399)
Magic Bullet Express 17-piece blending system (currently $74.99)
If history repeats itself (which it usually does), then it is safe to assume that most of these items will find their way onto the Kohl’s Black Friday ad, as many of these possible doorbusters have been featured previous years. Remember, to avoid missing out on your Black Friday wish list, visit our Black Friday ads page and Black Friday News page for the latest Black Friday ads and Black Friday news and rumors!
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We’ve been hearing rumors that Kohl’s will open at midnight for Black Friday this year and today we are pleased to announce that we can officially promote it from rumor to fact. While there has been no official announcement from their corporate headquarters**, we spoke with a customer service representative at a local store who was able to confirm that, yes, it will be a midnight doorbuster.
Kohl’s will open its doors at midnight for Black Friday.
Kohl’s Black Friday hours were previously listed as “rumored” on our Black Friday store hours page. Now that the midnight opening is confirmed, we’ve updated our notes there as well.
Kohl’s opened its doors at 3am in 2010, so moving up the time by a full three hours is an exciting development this year. Macy’s and Target are also both planning midnight openings, creating some rather intense competition between the stores for the die-hard Black Friday midnight crowd.
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** 11/1/11 – Kohl’s Corp issued a press release early this morning that confirms the midnight opening, adding that they will be open for 24 hours on Black Friday – from midnight to midnight.
Since we now have Black Friday Ads for all of the biggest retailers such as Walmart, Bestbuy, Target, Sears and Kmart, the time has come to look at them side by side to find the very best Black Friday deals. It is no surprise that, many of these doorbuster deals have limited quantities, so having a back up plan is a solid strategy.
Without further ado, let us present the best Black Friday deals of 2010:
1. Chefmate Appliances for $3 at Target. Original price: $20 (approx.).
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