Wal-Mart to stagger its Black Friday deals Eva Cevallos shops during the Thanksgiving Pre-Black Friday event at a Wal-Mart store in Rosemead, Calif. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Wal-Mart will slowly open the spigot on its Black Friday deals this year instead of flooding customers with them all at once, a strategy that reflects consumers" changing holiday shopping behavior. The nation's largest retailer will launch its first round of in-store Black Friday deals at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. That set of deals will have an emphasis on toys, home goods, movies and video games. Later, at 8 p.m., Wal-Mart will kick off its major electronics sales, which is to include small items such as Fitbit wristbands and bigger ones such as Samsung Smart high definition televisions. And for shoppers who prefer not to venture out on the Thanksgiving holiday, still more deals will kick in Friday at 6 a.m., when the retailer will offer 30 percent off some Samsung televisions and toys from Fisher Price and Monster High. Wal-Mart says the rolling deals are designed to accommodate what it has heard from consumers about when they want to shop during the holiday weekend. Black Friday is no longer about waking up at the crack of dawn to stand in long lines and hope for the best. At Walmart, it's become a family shopping tradition where everyone shops at some point throughout the weekend," Duncan MacNaughton, chief merchandising officer of Wal-Mart U.S., said in a statement. Online customers will be able to start shopping Wal-Mart's holiday sales even earlier. Hundreds of Web specials will be available on Wal-Mart's Web site beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Wal-Mart is also taking steps to try to ensure that its stores are not chaotic on this crucial holiday shopping weekend. As it has done for several years, the store will issue wristbands to shoppers who are waiting to purchase key items. The wristbands effectively hold shoppers" places in line, so they can browse other items in the store or grab a snack instead of standing in line (or sometimes sitting in chairs they bring along). Wal-Mart had previously announced it will aim to have all of its cash registers open at peak times during the holiday shopping season to ensure speedy checkouts. Wal-Mart was among the last of the major retailers to announce its plans for Black Friday. Many of its rivals, including Target, Sears and Macy's, will also kick off their deals at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Some others, including Toys R Us and Best Buy, will start their sales at 5 p.m. Best Buy is also staggering its Black Friday deals this year. The company announced Tuesday that its first batch of deals would kick off at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. More deals will launch Friday at 8 a.m.