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LI Black Friday death spurs 24-hour Wal-Marts
Quick ReadThe store will incorporate crowd-control measures to prevent the frenzied rush that led to a trampling death last year at a Black Friday sale in Valley Stream.
Photo credit: AP | Shoppers run into a Walmart in New Jersey shortly after 5 a.m. on Black Friday. At the Valley Stream Walmart the same hour, the frenzied opening resulted in a stampede that killed a seasonal employee. Since then, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has changed its Black Friday openings nationwide to better manage crowds at its retail stores. (Nov. 28, 2008)
Man trampled to death in 2008 at Valley Stream Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores said Wednesday its locations will stay open for more than 24 hours starting Thanksgiving Day and will incorporate crowd-control measures on the holiday weekend to prevent the frenzied rush that led to a trampling death last year at a Black Friday sale in Valley Stream.
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The retailer said most of its stores in the United States...
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