Biggest Black Friday Discounts, Overall, By Store and Product Category

There���s a lot of ways to shop for Black Friday deals.

One way, of course, is to go down through your Christmas shopping list, item by item, and work diligently to find the lowest price for each of the presents you plan to purchase.

Another way, though, that might be very helpful, depending on your list and on how you are able to shop, is to simply know which stores are offering the biggest savings, both overall as well as by product category, and do much, or even all, of your shopping at a couple of those.

If that information will really help you out, then Lifehacker has you covered. The weblog is highlighting the results of WalletHub���s recent survey of more than 8,000 deals from Black Friday ad scans to determine which stores are sources of the greatest savings.

For starters, here are the five retailers handing shoppers the biggest discounts, without regard to product category:

Macy���s: 63.4%

Stage: 62.8%

JCPenney: 62.8%

Harbor Freight: 62.6%

Gordmans: 61.6%

There���s more, though���a lot more. For example, here are the five retailers offering the deepest discounts in apparel and accessories:

Gordmans: 67.4%

Stage: 64.5%

JCPenney: 60.7%

Shopko: 59.4%

Macy���s: 59.0%

And these five stores are providing the best deals when it comes to computers and phones:

Kmart: 54.9%

JCPenney: 49.0%

Office Depot and OfficeMax: 41.3%

Walmart: 37.2%

Meijer: 37.0%

To learn more, including the retailers offering the deepest discounts in product categories like consumer electronics, toys, and appliances, visit the link embedded in this story���and happy shopping!

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large