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On 28 November 2008, a 34-year old male Wal-Mart employee died after being trampled to death by a stampede of customers who tore down the front doors and thronged into the Long Island, NY store early Friday morning, seeking discount items as part of a "Black Friday" sale.

On March 16 Wal-Mart became victim to a murder scandal again, only this one was a hoax. Text messages began to circulate across North America claiming a gang initiation shooting would happen at a local Wal-Mart store. The shooting claims were a hoax and part of a well known urban legend.

Three other people were injured in the crush.

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Wal-Mart Black Friday Ads and Deals & Plans to Cope with Crowds

Wal-Mart's 2009 Black Friday ads and deals have been officially released. They had planned to release the official ads on November 23rd but when the deals started leaking all over the internet they were forced...

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