Doreen’s Deals: No need to wait for Black Friday with lots of deals online now.

Black Friday is but a ghost of Christmas past.

Since big-box retailers continue to open on Thanksgiving, the term “Black Friday” has become meaningless. It no longer describes the kick-off to holiday shopping.

It’s more accurate to refer to the busy retail season as Black November. Shop now, shop later. Shop online. Shop in stores. Pick a day, pick a sale, pick a retailer. Every day is Black Friday, even in July.

Retailers already are deep into splashy preview sales online, offering hot deals similar to those usually found on Thanksgiving, which is Nov. 23, or the day after. It’s part of the relentless effort to push holiday buying earlier each year to fatten bottom lines.

No wonder. Things are looking especially jolly this year. The National Retail Federation is predicting consumers will spend an average $967 this year, up 3.4 percent from 2016, according to its annual survey. Retail sales are expected to top $682 billion, according to the NRF.

Hanukkah is Dec. 12-20 and Christmas is on a Monday this year, which also will allow retailers to get in a full shopping weekend before the holiday is celebrated.

Best Buy, Walmart, Macy’s, Target and others have already released once super-secret advertisements. All plan to open at various times on Thanksgiving.

Here’s a look at when stores will open and what deals they’ll offer:

Best Buy, opening at 5 p.m. Nov. 23, kicked off a hearty Black Friday preview sale online through Nov. 12.

Deals mirror those in the Thanksgiving ad, including $125 off Apple iPad Mini 4; $99 Samsung Chromebooks; $150 off an LG 43-inch LED 4K Ultra HD Smart TV for $279.99; $170 off a Dell 15.6-inch touch screen laptop for $359.99 and $220 savings on Beats Studio2 wireless headphones. Shipping is free on most items with no minimum purchase through Dec. 25.

Walmart deals will go live online at midnight on Nov. 23 and at 6 p.m. in stores. Like Best Buy, the world’s largest retailer is having a pre-sale on Walmart.com through Nov. 12. Save $90 on an RCA Galileo Pro 2-in-1 Tablet for $87.99; get an Xbox One S Console Bundle for $249 and save $80 on Acer Aspire ES Laptops for $449. Shipping is free on most purchases of $35 or more.

Advertised Thanksgiving deals include $300 off a Samsung 65-inch Class Curved 4K Smart TV for $998, and 700 DVDs and Blu-ray movies starting at $1.96.

Gobble up doorbusters at Macy’s, online at midnight on Nov. 23 and in stores at 5 p.m. Deals include $29.99 diamond earrings with any purchase of $50 or more, small electrics for $7.99 after rebate and a KitchenAid stand mixer for $179.99. It’s also running an early sale from 3 to 10 p.m. on the day before Thanksgiving, on Nov. 22.

Target, which also kicked off an online preview sale on select toys, electronics and entertainment items, will start its Thanksgiving sale online at midnight and in stores at 6 p.m. Bag a 55-inch Westinghouse UHDTV for $300 and save $100 on a Sony PlayStation 4 1TB console for $199.99. REDcard holders get early access on Nov. 22.

The Minneapolis retailer will offer a true Black Friday deal: Spend $50 online or in stores on Nov. 24 to get a 20 percent-off coupon redeemable on Nov. 28-Dec. 10. Shipping also is free with no minimum purchase through Dec. 23.

Meanwhile, Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise announced it will open at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving, the second year the 350-store outlet megamall has opened early on the holiday. It will close at midnight Nov. 23 and reopen from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Nov. 24.

BrandsMart U.S.A. said it will announce its opening on Monday. Get details by visiting SunSentinel.com/ BlackFriday.

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