From Bloomberg News
Aiming to keep orderWal-Mart Stores Inc. has developed plans to manage holiday crowds shopping at its 3,500 U.S. stores after an employee died in a “Black Friday” trampling a year ago.
The world’s largest retailer consulted with sports and entertainment safety experts to handle shoppers waiting to enter its stores, said David Tovar, a company spokesman. The plans, specific to each store, also help direct the flow of shoppers when they’re in the stores, check out and leave, he said.
The Nov. 28, 2008, death of Jdimytai Damour, a temporary worker trampled as he manned the front doors of a Walmart store in Valley Stream, New York, was one of several incidents in the past year leading some retailers to increase safety precautions, National Retail Federation executives said Monday.
Jockeying for discounted merchandise may intensify during the holidays as rising unemployment makes consumers more desperate for bargains and retailers deepen markdowns to spur sales, they said.
Yeah,and if people get way out of line,beat the cr*p out of them until order is restored!