Lawyer: Trampled NY worker lacked crowd training
A worker trampled to death when customers stormed a Wal-Mart for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving had no experience in crowd control and was placed at the entrance because of his hulking frame,…
-- [Associated Press]
Editorial: Questions loom about Black Friday death at Wal-Mart
Three questions are getting deserved attention after the death of a Long Island Wal-Mart worker during Black Friday.
-- [Kansas City Star (Mo.)]
Wal-Mart Assailed on Death
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. should have had better crowd control to prevent the death of a worker who was trampled the day after Thanksgiving amid the bargain-hunting frenzy whipped up by the sales known as…
-- [Wall Street Journal]
Editorial: A preventable death at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart hasn’t yet taken any responsibility for the trampling death of a 34-year-old worker in a New York store last week. That’s smart from a liability standpoint, but let’s be clear…
-- [The Oregonian (Ore.)]
Wal-Mart reeling in wake of trampling death
There’s plenty of blame to go around, and Wal-Mart’s PR crisis is only one part of the story. Bloggers across the board seem to agree that a line has finally been crossed when it comes to…
-- [AdWeek Blog]
Wal-Mart worker died of asphyxiation, autopsy finds
The temporary employee who was barreled over in a Valley Stream Wal-Mart by a crush of Black Friday shoppers died of asphyxiation, preliminary autopsy results revealed yesterday.
-- [Newsday.com]
Medical Examiner Finds Wal-Mart Guard Died of Asphyxia
A preliminary report from the Nassau County medical examiner found that a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. security guard died of positional asphyxia when he was trampled on Black Friday at the Valley Stream, N.Y.,…
-- [Women's Wear Daily]
Wal-Mart melee causes injuries
Shoppers at the Southaven Wal-Mart said they were jostled and punched during an early morning sale Friday, mirroring similar events in larger cities on the nation’s busiest shopping day, known as…
-- [DeSoto Times Today (Miss.)]
Letter: A Black Friday Sale Shouldn’t Make Us Barbarians
As one who used to live on Long Island, I was horrified to read about the tragic and unnecessary death of a Wal-Mart worker, Jdimytai Damour, and I extend my sympathies to his family. It appears that…
-- [New York Times]
Death by Consumerism
A store employee at a Long Island Wal-Mart was killed Friday by stampeding shoppers. Bargain hunters broke down the doors, killing one man and injuring others. A police statement said shortly after…
-- [Newsweek]
Editorial: Wal-Mart encourages bad shopping behavior
As news around the world confirms the United States’ recession status, money is tighter than ever.
-- [Northern Star (Ill.)]
Editorial: A truly black Friday
Black Friday certainly lived up to its name — but for all the wrong reasons.
-- [Sheboygan Press (Wis.)]
Shoppers showed skewed priorities
Human behavior at its worst ought to give everyone pause, and especially at the holiday season.
-- [Pocono Record (Pa.)]
From bad to great
ONLY last year it seemed increasingly likely that Lee Scott’s reign as chief executive of Wal-Mart would end soon, in disappointment and against his will. The world’s largest retailer was suffering…
-- [Economist]
Where is ‘Wal-Mart America’?
More than 3,700 Wal-Marts are open for business in the United States, so it may be that the term “Wal-Mart America” is almost redundant. Still, when the store locations are analyzed through the…
-- [Christian Science Monitor Blog]
