Forget doorbuster deals on flatscreen TVs and cameras. These four small businesses and franchises are ready to make a killing on Black Friday by offering juicy discounts on some surprising items.
Its hottest deals are on electronics, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles, home appliances and toys.
Some of this year's coolest toys are from small toymakers. Here are seven hot toys that just might be the smash-hit of the holiday 2012 season.
Black Thursday may be a more accurate name for the year's most notorious holiday shopping day, with retailers pushing store openings even earlier on Thanksgiving Day as they compete for customers.
Forget Black Friday. Toys R Us will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. More than 200 doorbusters include discounts on Samsung Galaxy tablets and free gift cards with the purchase of an iPod touch.
The founder of deal-site Brad's Deals shares tips on how to navigate stores on the busiest shopping day of the year.