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The New Black Friday Safety Protocols, Explained

Nov 25th 2009 – 5:31PM

(Nov. 25) -- The unbridled success of Black Friday retail promotions has inspired a second tradition: gaping at the casualty manifests rolling in on the days that follow. After a temporary Walmart worker was trampled to death last year in Valley Stream, N.Y., the retail industry and the Occupational Safety and Health...

Holiday Shoppers Go Cuckoo for Zhu Zhus

By Steve PendleburyNov 25th 2009 – 5:10PM

(Nov. 25) -- A robotic hamster is the gift most likely to cause a Black Friday stampede this year. Zhu Zhu Pets have been universally declared the hottest and hardest-to-get toy of this holiday season. Shipments of the pink-nosed critters sell out within hours of arrival at stores. "It reminds me of the Furby craze back...

BlackFriday News From the Web

  • 05/02/12 Time for something new Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL The face of Plant City has changed a lot since I started doing the Neighbors column 10 years ago.
  • 04/23/12 Lil Kim Announces Dates For Upcoming 'Return Of The... Source: Baller Status Lil Kim has been plotting a comeback in music for the past few years, dropping new music in the form of the 2011 mixtape Black Friday and subsequently released singles.
  • 04/15/12 New Bar Review: Camden Town Brewery Bar Source: Londonist Already a firm favourite with London's beer connoisseurs, Camden Town Brewery has now opened its on-site bar.
  • 04/14/12 Poker lobbying group marks Black Friday anniversary Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV The Poker Players Alliance on Friday reminded poker players that its lobbying campaign to organize gamblers is running out of time as the one-year anniversary of Black Friday's seizure of several of the most popular online poker sites approaches.
  • 04/12/12 Good luck to you, it's Friday the 13th Source: The Courier-Mail I rather like the concept of Friday the 13th, mainly because of the success of the movie franchise.

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