UPDATE: Nov. 13, 2024, 11:05 a.m. EST This story has been updated with more info about Walmart’s first Black Friday Deals event.
Walmart is hosting a pair of “Black Friday Deals” events in November, taking full advantage of the shopping holiday’s unusually late timing in 2024.
The big-box store’s staggered seasonal sales involve extra early access for paid Walmart+ members, new surprise deal drops, and an expanded beta test of its new generative AI shopping assistant this year. Annual Walmart+ subscriptions are now just $49 (or 50% off) through Dec. 2 to entice shoppers who haven’t signed up yet.
Walmart’s first Black Friday Deals event began Monday, Nov. 11 at 12 p.m. ET for Walmart+ members before opening to the public at 5 p.m. ET. (Last holiday season, the Walmart+ crew only got a three-hour head start.) Highlights include a $498 75-inch 4K TV, a $30 Keurig, and record-low prices on the new Apple Watch Series 10, the …