Lowe's is a smart home destination now, judging by its Black Friday ad

All bets are off in the 2020 Black Friday season. Lowe's, a traditionally predictable store, is one of the retailers shaking things up.

The home improvement store is no longer just your parents' destination for power tools and ginormous artificial Christmas trees dressed in fake snow and berries. Smart home devices and vacuums could technically be home improvement, right? At least, that's what Lowe's said when it devoted two pages of its Black Friday ad to Echo and Google speakers, Fire TV Sticks, and more — all at super competitive pricing. 

Timing for the deals is more in line with what we've seen in years past. Unlike Target and Walmart, which are openly just celebrating Black Friday for the entire month of November, most Lowe's deals will start online on Nov. 26. Doors are closed on Thanksgiving Day but will open at 6 a.m. on Friday morning if you need to scale that 10-foot inflatable snowman in real life. Read more...