Here is some early news of stores opening times for Black Friday 2012 so you can start planning your shopping strategically.

Tip: check your store's price matching policy, specifically for Black Friday. One strategy for buying that special item that might be out of stock on Black Friday is to buy it ahead of time and then go back to the store on Black Friday to get the price match difference. Be careful though, in the past a Target employee told me I had to return the item and then buy it back, but I couldn't buy the same one back because they had to re-enter it into inventory. I had to get another one off the shelf. Might be worth a little effort if you ask beforehand.

• Bass Pro Shop - 6:00am
• Best Buy - 12:00am
• JC Penney - 4:00 a.m.
• JoAnn Fabrics - 6:00 a.m
• K-mart - 5:00am
• Kohl's - 12:00am
• Macy's - 12:00am
• Office Depot - 6:00am
• Office Max - 6:00am
• Old Navy - 12:00am
• Petsmart - 7:00am
• Radio Shack - 5:30am
• Sears - 4:00am
• Staples - 6:00am
• Target - 12:00am
• Toys'R'Us - 9:00pm (on Thanksgiving Day)
• Walgreens - 7:00am
• Walmart - 12:00am