NJ Holiday Shopping Store Hours for Black Friday 2012

Thanks to Black Friday shopping deals at many major malls, shopping centers, and big name stores, Americans have less time than ever to celebrate Thanksgiving. This year, stores are preparing to open their doors as early as 8PM on Thanksgiving Day. Lots of New Jersey Malls will be open starting at midnight on Thanksgiving night and others will open as soon as 6am in the early hours on Black Friday. Despite some fired-up reactions to the new early Holiday shopping schedule, there are still plenty of people excited to take advantage of these Black Friday deals. Here's your guide to New Jersey Black Friday Shopping including when stores and malls will be open for 2012. Scroll down for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shopping hours for individual stores such as Wal-mart, Target, Best Buy, Toys R Us and more!

BLACK FRIDAY HOURS AT NEW JERSEY MALLS:

Jersey Shore Premium Outlets

12AM - 10PM with many stores open at 9PM on Thanksgiving | Premium Outlets official site

Livingston Mall

12AM - 11PM | Livingston Mall official site

Menlo Park Mall

12AM - 10PM | Menlo Park Mall official site

Monmouth Mall

12AM - 11PM | Monmouth Mall official site

Moorestown Mall

12AM - 10PM | Moorestown Mall official site

Ocean County Mall

12AM - 10PM | Ocean County Mall official site

Paramus Park Mall

7AM - 11PM | Paramus Park Mall official site

Princeton Market Fair

9AM - 9PM | Market Fair official site

Quakerbridge Mall

12AM - 10PM | Quakerbridge Mall official site

Rockaway Townsquare Mall

12AM - 11PM | Rockaway Townsquare official site

Shore Mall

9AM - 10PM (Boscov's opens at 4AM, Burlington Coat Factory opens at 5AM) | Shore Mall official site

The Mall at Short Hills

8AM - 10PM | Short Hills Mall official Site

Willowbrook Mall

6AM - 10PM | WIllowbrook Mall official site

THANKSGIVING / BLACK FRIDAY HOURS FOR INDIVIDUAL STORES:

Best Buy

Doors open at 12AM on Black Friday (Doorbuster tickets will be handed out up to 2 hours prior) | Bestbuy.com

JC Penney

Doors open at 6AM on Black Friday | jcpenney.com

Kmart

Doors open at 8PM on Thanksgiving with doorbuster deals until 3AM. Black Friday doorbuster deals begin at 5AM. | Kmart.com

Kohl's

Doors open at 12AM on Black Friday | Kohls.com

Macy's

Doors open at 12AM on Black Friday | Macys.com

Sears

Doors open at 8PM on Thanksgiving night and stores remain open all night. Open Black Friday until 10PM.| Sears.com

Staples

Doors open at 5AM on Black Friday | Staples.com

Target

Stores open at 9PM on Thanksgiving and remain open all night. Open Black Friday until 11PM. | Target.com

Toys "R" Us

Most Toys R Us stores open at 8PM on Thanksgiving. However, individual location hours may vary. Visit Toysrus.com for information about your local store.

Wal-mart

Most Walmart stores are participating in 8PM or 10PM sales events on Thanksgiving. However, individual location hours may vary. Visit Walmart.com for information about your local Walmart store.

In some cases, malls are open before all of their individual stores and vice versa. Visit mall websites for specific store information.