Here's a brief guide to a few great deals as well as the hours scheduled for Black Friday:

Target – Doors open 9 p.m. Thursday

• Free $10 Gift Card w Purchase of $50+ in Apparel, Accessories and Home (4 am to noon)
• Apple iPad 16GB w Retina Display + $60 Gift Card - $499.99
• Apex 32-inch LCD 1080p HDTV - $147

For more deals from Target, click here.

Walmart – Doors open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Night

• HDTVs starting at $78
• LG Blu-ray Player for $38.00
• Apple iPad 2 16GB with WiFi & Bonus $75 Walmart Gift Card  - $399

Best Buy – Doors open 12 a.m. Friday

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 7-Inch Android Tablet with $20 Best Buy Gift Card - $179.99
• Sandwich Grill Sandwich Grill - $7.99
• Coffee Maker 10-Cup Drip Coffee Maker Black - $799

K-Mart- Sales start Thanksgiving Night from 8 p.m.  to 3 a.m.

• DVD players - $9.99
• All footwear buy one, get one free
• Nintendo DSi - $79.99

Lowe’s - Doors open Friday at 5 a.m.

• DeWalt 18-Volt 1/2 -inch Cordless Drill/Driver Kit - $99.00
• Shop-Vac 14-Gallon 4.5 HP Shop Vacuum - $39.00
• Skil 10-inch 15-amp Compound Miter Saw - $79.00

Home Depot - Doors open Friday at 5 a.m.

• Hoover TwinTank Steam Mop WH20200 - $48.00
• Magic Chef 7.0 cu. ft. Chest Freezer in White -  $158.00
• Dyson Vacuums (entire stock) - 25% off

Radio Shack - Doors open Friday at 6 a.m.

• Samsung Galaxy S3 - $49.99
• Boost Mobile ZTE Warp Sequent No-Contract Phone - $149.99
• Save up to 50% on various items

Belk - Midnight to 10 p.m.

• Over 330 Early Bird Specials
• Boots starting at $19.99
• 40 -70% off Electrics

Macy's - Doors open at Midnight

• 70% off all Memory Foam pillows and mattress toppers  
• Up to 60% off holiday items
• Clothing starting at $9.99

Dillards - Doors open Friday at 6 a.m.

• $70 off Jessica Simpson Boots
• 40% off Vince Camuto Stacked Ring Set
• $40 Diesel Orange Silicon Watch

JC Penney - Doors open at 4 a.m.

• Cooks 5-qt Slow Cooker - $8.00
• Protocol 4-pc Luggage Set - $40.00
• Over 500 Black Friday Deals

Sears - Start 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Night

• HP Pavilion G6 15.6" Laptop Windows 8 AMD Dual Core Processor - $299.99
• Craftsman Lawn & Garden and Outdoor Storage - 25% everything
• 50-60% off mattresses and boxsprings  

Toys R Us - Sales start 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Night

• Fisher-Price Rockstar Mickey - $19.98
• Coby Kyros 7-inch 4.0 ICS Tablet
• Leap Frog TAG Reading System (Pink) - $19.99

Dick's Sporting Goods  - Doors open at Midnight

• Select Nike Fleece - 50% off
• Any pair of boots - $25 off
• Select Wilson sports items - 50% off

Old Navy – Open on Thanksgiving , sales start Friday at 12 a.m.

• Sales All Day  

Office Max - Doors open 6 a.m.  Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday

Bed, Bath And Beyond – Sales start Friday 6 a.m.  and run until  noon only

Staples - Doors open at 5 a.m. and sales run until noon only

Sam's Club - Black Friday Savings Event - members only, starting at 7 a.m.

Mall Hours

Northlake – 6 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Southpark – Midnight – 10 p.m.

Concord Mills- Midnight – 10 p.m.

Carolina Place - 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Select retailer open at Midnight)