May 2018

WALMART IS WILLING TO GIVE ITS EMPLOYEES ANYTHING—EXCEPT A DECENT WAGE. Instead of giving its workers enough money to put some money away, they are

LOCAL BUSINESS GROUP IN INDIA NOT HAPPY WITH WALMART/FLIPCART DEAL An Indian trader group has raised objections to Walmart’s $16 billion acquisition of e-commerce firm

MORE THAN 750,000 (50%)WALMART WORKERS ARE PART-TIME SAYS EMPLOYEE GROUP. OUR Walmart says the retailer reduces benefits and cuts cost by expanding part-time work. But

SHOCK EXCHANGE ANALYST SAYS WALMART IS RUNNING ON QUICKSAND. Walmart’s battle with Amazon over online sales comes with higher operating expenses and lower margins. “Even

WALMART BOUGHT A HANDFUL OF HIP, UPSCALE E-COMMERCE SITES—BUT NOW THE MEDIA HAS DISCOVERED THAT MANY HIP, UPSCALE YOUNG SHOPPERS DONT LIKE WALMART’S BUSINESS PRACTICES,

WALMART COULD HAVE INVESTED $20 BILLION IN ITS WORKERS—BUT DIDN’T A new study says instead of buying back $20 B if it’s shares to increase

THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, NY JUST SHOCKED WALMART WITH ITS DECISION NOT TO BUY PRODUCTS FROM THE GIANT RETAILER. “The company doesn’t pay its workers

PLEASE, NO MORE YODELING CHILDREN! https://www.insideedition.com/hawaii-kid-11-follows-footsteps-viral-walmart-yodeler-his-own-rendition-43482 Read more on Facebook

MICHIGAN SHOPPER TAKES WALMART IN-STORE DELIVERY PICK UP TOO LITERALLY: http://fox17online.com/2018/05/19/woman-allegedly-drives-car-into-branch-county-walmart/ Read more on Facebook

HOME DEPOT BODY COUNT: Yes, Walmart is the King of Crime, but on occasion there are violent incidents at other Big Box stores, like this

The media are all saying it: “WALMART IS BUILDING FEWER BIG STORES.” A Sprawl-Busters victory worth waiting for: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/sns-bc-us–earns-walmart-20180517-story.html Read more on Facebook

TRUMP TWEETED THAT AMAZON IS “PUTTING MANY THOUSANDS OF RETAILER’S OUT OF BUSINESS.” Has he heard of an Arkansas company named Walmart? https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/05/donald-trump-amazon-postal-service Read more

WALMART PROFITS IN THE LAST QUARTER FELL 30%, WHILE AMAZON PROFITS DOUBLED. Walmart is trying to be the cheap Chinese merchant while also attract higher

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I READ THIS, IT’S A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE SPRAWL-BUSTERS MOVEMENT: “Walmart isn’t building stores anymore.” http://money.cnn.com/2018r/05/17/news/companies/walmart-stock-jet-amazon/index.html Read more on

WALMART SAYS IT DOESN’T WANT TO TURN INTO A KMART. They think young shoppers will buy their online apparel—but when young people look at Walmart,

AMAZON CALLS SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL “HOSTILE TOWARDS LARGE BUSINESSES” FOR PASSING A $275 PER WORKER TAX on companies with more than $20 M in revenue.

WALMART BODY COUNT: there are people who wait to do nasty things to each other until they get to Walmart—and then the Devil busts out:

JP MORGAN PREDICTS AMAZON SALES IN THE U.S.WILL CATCH UP TO WALMART IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS: https://www.cnbc.com Read more on Facebook

200,000 HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEES HAVE FILED A $140 M ERISA LAWSUIT THAT HD INVESTED IN UNDERPERFORMING FUNDS, CHARGED UNREASONABLE FEES, IGNORED A KICKBACK SCHEME, AND

AMAZON NOT HAPPY WITH PROPOSED SEATTLE EMPLOYER HEAD TAX FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. City bill would affect only 480 wealthy companies with s $500 per employee

WALMART’S “SCAN AND GO” EXPERIMENT A FAILURE. Customers didn’t take to it. Preferred a real cashier to check them out. WMT now trying “check out

Walmart has filed for a patent that would allow a self driving vehicle to get access to secure space on your property to leave you

WALMART WORKER GROUP WINS RIGHT TO WEAR UNION INSIGNIA ON CLOTHES AND TO HOLD PEACEFUL PROTESTS After years of protesting, the group OUR Walmart has

Greenfield voters: sign the ballot petitions for Single Payer Health & to overturn Citizens United. Call 413-834-4284 Read more on Facebook

HERE’S THE REAL WINNER OF THE WALMART DEAL WITH THE INDIAN E-COMMERCE RETAILER FLIPKART. A little known Japanese company named SoftBank which invested in FlupKart

AMAZON PROTESTS PROPOSED PAYROLL TAX IN SEATTLE BY HALTING CONSTRUCTION ON ITS LATEST SKYSCRAPER. Tax would only affect companies making $20 M in profits, and

FORBES THINKS IT KNOWS WHY WALMART FAILED IN GERMANY, KOREA, BRAZIL AND EBGLAND: these countries didn’t have enough space to fit alAmerican merchandise. Or maybe

HOME DEPOT ASKS ITS SUPPLIERS TO DROP 9 CHEMICALS FROM ITS HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS. Trying to clean up its image, Home Depot last year got a

WANT 10% OFF WHOLE FOODS PRICES? Just join Amazon Prime for $119 a year. You’d have to buy $1,190 worth of food just to make

THE MEDIA IS OBSESSED WITH WHICH GIANT WILL WIN CONTROL OVER INDIAN E-COMMERCE. Walmart has made a bid, Amazon has made a bid. Both are

I SWEAR THIS ARTICLE WAS DICTATED BY WALMART. ITS A TOTAL PUFF PIECE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. This company has a supply chain that uses dirty ships

WALMART’S INTERNATIONAL SALES HAVE STALLED 12 years ago Walmart bailed out of Germany and South Korea. Since 2015 international sales have fallen by -13%. Now