BestBlackFriday.com Releases its 2015 Black Friday Predictions

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Oct 01, 2015, 08:12 ET

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With Black Friday less than two months away, BestBlackFriday.com, a deal tracking website focused on analyzing holiday sales, has released its annual predictions report for 2015. The predictions provide a comprehensive outlook regarding prices for the hottest televisions, laptops, smartphones, tablets, video games, toys, and clothing that will be available on Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2015.

The BestBlackFriday.com staff analyzed sales data from the past few years in order to predict accurate item prices, individual store average discounts, spending on Black Friday and Thanksgiving, and tips for maximum savings.

Here are a few key points from the report:

Spending

Black Friday Total Sales: $8.8 Billion (Down 3.29% from 2014)
Thanksgiving Total Sales: $3.79 Billion (Up 18.8%)
Combined Total Sales: $12.59 Billion (Up 2.44%)
Black Friday Online Only Sales: $1.85 Billion (Up 22.92% from 2014)
Thanksgiving Online Only Sales: $1.5 Billion (Up 48.66%)
Combined Online Only Sales: $3.35 Billion (Up 33.25%)

HDTVs

32" start at $70
40" start at $110
50" start at $175

Tablets

iPad Air 2: $375
iPad Mini 4: $325
Amazon Fire HD 6: $60
Samsung Galaxy Tabs start at $90

Laptops

Start at $95
Average price: $300
MacBook Airs start at $769
MacBook Pros start at $849

Smartphones (w/ 2-year contracts)

Phone 6s: $99
iPhone 6s Plus: $274
iPhone 6: $79 (included gift card should net a price of $0)
Android phones start at $0
Slight discounts on unsubsidized (no contract) phones

Video Games

Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (pending price cut) bundles start at $300

Toys

Average Discount: 35%
Wait until December for the best prices

Clothing

Average Overall Discount: 49%

Apple Store

Gift cards worth $25 to $100 included on full price purchases (No direct discounts)

Key Dates/Times

First Ad Leak: October 12 (Harbor Freight)
Earliest Thanksgiving Day Start Time: 6 a.m. (Kmart)
Official Start of Black Friday: November 1 (Amazon's Black November countdown sale)
Most stores will start on Thanksgiving evening

About BestBlackFriday.com

BestBlackFriday.com was created in 2012 in order to assist shoppers in sorting through the Black Friday confusion that exists. The staff keeps shoppers up to date with the latest ad scan news, coupons, deals, and special offers from both offline and online retailers during Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Established by a group of friends, BestBlackFriday.com continues to grow every single holiday season.

SOURCE BestBlackFriday.com