On November 27, 2009
Walmart Bolsters Precautions Where Worker Perished Last Black Friday
Walmart wasn’t taking any chances on security at a Valley Stream, N.Y., store where a security guard was killed on Black Friday last year as shoppers rushed the entrance to take advantage of door buster specials. Walmart already had signed off on an agreement with local prosecutors to revamp security arrangements in New York stores, but the company went further and made sweeping changes in how it would approach Black Friday to prevent another tragedy. Critically, it decided to keep its locations open for 24 hours starting on Thanksgiving to keep crowds eager to grab limited-stock specials from piling up in front of stores. Providing big deals on items that are only kept in limited supply is becoming a more…
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