Wal Mart’s Dangerous Products
May 29, 2001
While lawmakers in two states consider legislation that would require more protections from falling merchandise on sky shelves in box box stores, here’s another story
May 2001
PBS TV “STORE WARS” FILM TO AIR ON PBS
May 28, 2001
PBS- The film “Store Wars” will air on PBS stations on June 7th. The film, directed by Micha X.Peled, narrates the battle of a small
Shoplifter Killed at Wal-Mart
May 23, 2001
Most new Wal-Marts come fully equipped with interior and exterior cameras trained on the shopping floors and on the parking lot. Although no retailer likes
Wal-Mart Still A Loser
May 18, 2001
The ballots have been counted in “Question 300” — and Wal-Mart is still the big loser in Glendale, Arizona. Last December, Wal-Mart’s lawyer in Glendale,
Falling Merchandise Bills Get Hearing
May 17, 2001
On May 16, 2001, the Massachusetts General Court’s Committee on Commerce & Labor held hearings on legislation regarding “falling merchandise” at working warehouse stores. Here
Wal-Mart A “Likely Loser”
May 16, 2001
“At the end of the day,” former Wal-Mart CEO David Glass has said, “the only vote that really matters is the consumer’s.” At the end
Wal-Mart Audits 7,000 factories
May 13, 2001
On June 1, 2001, Wal-Mart stockholders will gather at Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. On the agenda is a Shareholder’s
Wal-Mart Must Pay Vendor $51.5 Million
May 12, 2001
A report dated June 23, 2001 indicates that a state court jury in Missouri has awarded a vending-machine company $1.5 million in compensatory damages, and
Mayberry Beats the Lion
May 7, 2001
I’ve just returned from a one day visit to Mayberry, RFD. It was my first trip back to Mayberry since the early ’60s, when I
Wal-Mart Puts Itself on the Ballot
May 7, 2001
On Tuesday, May 15th. voters in Glendale, Arizona will get the chance to overturn the wisdom of their own City Council, which voted to keep
Memorial Day Boycott of CVS
May 6, 2001
At least nine communities in New York and Connecticut are organizing a Memorial Day weekend boycott of CVS drug stores to protest the company’s takover
Home Depot Wants Special Zoning
May 6, 2001
Sprawl-busters in Talbot County Maryland are pushing for a voter referendum to block the development of a Home Depot and a Lowe’s on the outskirts
The Carnivorous Wal-Mart
May 6, 2001
Big box developers have never been shy about locating on environmentally sensitive land. In Pensacola, Florida, Wal-Mart has set its superstore heart on developing property