Plan your Black Friday

For some shoppers, it's never too early to starting mapping out a Black Friday gameplan. The day after Thanksgiving has long been a bargain-shoppers paradise, with retail stores dangling steep discounts on electronics, clothing, toys and other holiday gifts.

Here's the latest timeline of what's opening when on Long Island. Check back for updates as well as early word on top doorbuster deals.

Old Navy opens with performance fleece accessories such as gloves, scarves and hats for $5, kids' frost free jackets for $20, adult frost free jackets for $29, fashion jeans for kids and baby for $15 and sweaters for the whole family starting at $15.

Michaels craft stores open

Old Nay closes

Tanger Factory Outlet Center in Riverhead and The Arches in Deer Park open - the first 200 shoppers in line at Tanger Shopper Services at 10 p.m. get $10 gift certificate; first 100 in line at 2 a.m. get $20 Tanger gift card; from 2 to 6 a.m. register to win 51-inch flat-screen television, drawing at 6:05 a.m., must be present to win.

Michael's craft stores close

Target  locations open, as does Macy's locations at The Source, Roosevelt Field, Walt Whitman and Smith Haven malls.

Kohl's opens with $9.99 for select sweaters, 50 percent off Fischer-Price, PlaySkool, LIttle Tikes, Barbie and other toys

BestBuy opens, doorbusters last all day (no rainchecks) and include Sharp 42-inch LCD 1080p HDTV, $199; LG 3.7-cubic-foot, 9-cycle, front-loading washer, $549.99; LG 7.3-cubic-foot, 9-cycle electric dryer, $549.99 Nook Simple Touch Reader by Barnes and Noble, $79.99; doorbuster purchasing tickets may be given for some items

Old Navy opens with $15 jeans for adults and $10 jeans for kids, $5 children's performance fleece tops and bottoms, $5 graphic tees for the whole family, $25 adult wool-blend pea coats and $1 performance fleece scarves. 

Most JCPenney stores open with more than 500 doorbuster deals including small kitchen appliances for $9.88, women's boots for $19.99-$29.99 and a 4-piece luggage set for $39.88.

Sears stores open -- 900 doorbusters including Kenmore® washer and dryer for $469.99 each (regularly $940.99 each),  Zenith 50-inch HDTV for $499.99 (regularly $699.99) and a KitchenAid Pro500 stand mixer for $249.99 (regularly $329.99). 

Lord & Taylor opens

Broadway Mall opens

P.C. Richard & Son locations open -- sale prices are honored all day.

Michaels opens

The Mall at The Source opens.

Staples retail stores open with early bird deals until noon including HP laptops starting at $299, an LG 32-inch wide-screen LED TV for $299.99, a NOOK Color for $199 (with $25 rebate) and an Acer Iconia Tablet for $299 (regularly $399). 

Petsmart opens, doorbusters include Martha Stewart Pets Houndstooth bed, $54.99; Nature's Miracle Advanced Pet Suite with antimicrobial protection, $29.99-$139.99; Petholiday by Toy Shoppe cat toys, $2.99-$15.99

Staples doorbusters end

Staples closes

Petsmart closes

Michael's closes

Arches at Tanger Outlet in Deer Park closes

Tanger Outlet at Riverhead closes

Smith Haven Mall closes

BestBuy closes

JCPenny stores close

Target closes

Lord & Taylor closes

Broadway Mall closes

Old Navy closes

Kohl's closes