WOW! This is going to bring out a whole new flock of early shoppers for sure!
“Most of those stores will remain open after their regular closing hour of 11 p.m., allowing customers to remain inside to wait for the “Black Friday” special prices that start at 5 a.m., David Tovar, a company spokesman, said today in a telephone interview.
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, developed plans for each of its stores to manage the flow of customers as they get in, seek discounted merchandise, check out and leave on “Black Friday.” The store in Valley Stream, New York, where Jdimytai Damour, a temporary worker, was trampled on Nov. 28, 2008, is among those staying open overnight, Tovar said.
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, developed plans for each of its stores to manage the flow of customers as they get in, seek discounted merchandise, check out and leave on “Black Friday.” The store in Valley Stream, New York, where Jdimytai Damour, a temporary worker, was trampled on Nov. 28, 2008, is among those staying open overnight, Tovar said.
“We would anticipate not having these long lines outside the stores,” Tovar said from Bentonville, Arkansas, where Walmart is based. The company’s 2,705 supercenters, which sell general merchandise and groceries, already operate 24 hours a day.”
(Thanks @Bloomberg)