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July 2018

AMAZON TRIES TO DISMISS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT SAYS THEY DISCRIMINATED AGAIN…

July 31, 2018

AMAZON TRIES TO DISMISS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT SAYS THEY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST OLDER WORKERS IN EMPLOYMENT. The lawsuit was filed by the communications workers of

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RPT-INSIGHT-Walmart discovers why the

July 30, 2018

WALMART PLAN TO HAVE ITS EMPLOYEES DELIVER PACKAGES TO CUSTOMERS ON THE EMPLOYEES’ WAY HOME—FAILS TO DELIVER. Walmart tried to use Lyft and Uber to

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Your baby or your job? Albion Walmart workers allege pregnancy discrimination

July 28, 2018

TWO WOMEN IN NEW TORK STATE FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST WALMART FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THEM FOR MISSING WORK AS A RESULT OF PREGNANCY-RELATED

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America first? Photos emerge of Trump-Pence 2020 campaign flags being made in China

July 28, 2018

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN campaign banners for the 2016 Trump campaign being made in a Chinese factory. American flags being produced too: They couldn’t find

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We Need a Public Option for Prescription Drugs

July 28, 2018

We Need a Public Option for Prescription Drugs We Need a Public Option for Prescription Drugs Read more on Facebook

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We Need a Public Option for Prescription Drugs

July 28, 2018

TIRED OF COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SKYROCKETING COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? HERE’S A WAY WE CAN GIVE THE PRIVATE DEUG COMPANIES SOME REAL COMPETITION: We Need

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July 28, 2018

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Walmart offers millennial parents more choices, collections as Babies R Us disappears

July 26, 2018

TOYS R US SHUTS DOWN BABIES R US STORE, SO WALMART NOW WANTS TO MAKE IT “WALMART R US.” Hopefully politically savvy shoppers will say

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United Natural Foods scoops up Supervalu

July 26, 2018

SUPERVALU, ONE OF THE LARGEST GROCERY STORE OPERATORS IN AMERICA, AND WALMART’S COMPETITOR, SAW ITS STOCK SOAR 63% ON NEWS THAT IT HAS BEEN PURCHASED

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Gabba gabba, huh? Target seems to embrace gentrification chic with tone deaf NYC display

July 25, 2018

WALMART HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT OF NYC, BUT THE NEW TARGET STORE IN THE BIG APPLE’S EAST VILLAGE CONTINUES TO ATTRACT CRITICS. Gabba gabba, huh?

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July 25, 2018

OLDER BLACK WORKER WHO WAS FIRED BY HOME DEPOT FOR STANDING UP TO A RUDE, RACIST CUSTOMER, HAS BEEN OFFERED HIS JOB BACK—BUT HE DOESN’T

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Walmart Provides $2M for Black, Hispanic Caucus Internships

July 24, 2018

THE WALMART FOUNDATION, WHICH IS REALLY THE HEIRS OF SAM WALTON, IS TRYING TO CURRY GOOD WILL ON CAPITOL HILL BY SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

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Walmart sued by female, black software engineer over alleged discrimination in Sunnyvale

July 24, 2018

BLACK FEMALE SOFTWARE ENGINEER SUEs WALMART FOR JOB DISCRIMINATION. This is the kind of headline that drives Human Resource people at Walmart crazy: Walmart sued

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Walmart, Costco Operate Illegal Optometry Operations, Consumers Say

July 24, 2018

A CIRCUIT COURT IN CALIFORNIA HAS REINSTATED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING WALMART’S USE OF IN-STORE OPTOMETRISTS—WHICH WAS AGAINST CALIFORNIA LAW. Here is background on

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Amazon’s most extreme delivery

July 23, 2018

AMAZON NOW DELIVERS TO LEH, INDIA, 11,500 FEET ELEVATION IN THE HIMALAYAS, using a local adventure guide. They can do this, and yet they screwed

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Walmart Investors’ Patience Is About To Be Rewarded

July 23, 2018

ANALYST SAYS WALMART’S FUTURE GROWTH DEPENDS ON ITS INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, BECAUSE IT HAS PLATEAUED IN THE U.S. SAM’S CLUB IS A “DRAG” ON THE COMPANY.

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Walmart Stock Begins Comeback After 26% Plunge

July 20, 2018

IS WALMART STOCK STARTING TO RECOVER FROM ITS -26% DROP SINCE LAST JANUARY? IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE GROWTH IN ITS E-COMMERCE SALES. Walmart has

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Home Depot worker fired for confronting customer

July 20, 2018

HOME DEPOT FIRES EMPLOYEE WHO WAS VERBALLY INSULTED BY A RACIST CUSTOMER. Home Depot should hire this employee back and criticize the customer who verbally

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Walmart Eyes Q4 Launch of Vudu-Branded Service to Rival Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

July 19, 2018

WALMART IS PLANNING TO OFFER AN $8 A MONTH “SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO ON DEMAND” SERVICE IMITATING AMAZON AND NETFLIX. Not much new or different—just trying to

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Target offering special deals today after Amazon Prime Day

July 19, 2018

TARGET CONTINUES TO RELY ON INNOVATIONS CREATED BY ITS COMPETITORS: Target offered special deals at its stores this week, RIDING ON THE COATTAILS OF Amazon

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Walmart: Mindful Of Growth Opportunities

July 18, 2018

ONE INVESTMENT FIRM SAYS WALMART IS THE “LAST BRICK AND MORTAR STORE TO SURVIVE AMAZON’S COMPLETE AND TOTAL DOMINATION OF THE DIGITAL RETAIL SPACE,” and

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Microsoft CEO on teaming up with Walmart

July 18, 2018

CEO OF MICROSOFT SAYS HE WANTS TO HELP COMPANIES LIKE WALMART “BECOME DIGITAL COMPANIES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.” Walmart has “an amazing lead today when

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Walmart’s Latest Initiative To Fend Off Amazon Is A Total Gas

July 17, 2018

WALMART IS EXPERIMENTING IN TEXAS WITH ADDING GAS STATIONS/ CONVENIENCE STORES IN THEIR PARKING LOTS. THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. It’s environmentally stupid given the

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Walmart eyes challenging Netflix, Amazon in streaming

July 17, 2018

AMAZON IS CRUSHING WALMART IN ONLINE SHOPPING, BUT WHATEVER AMAZON IS DOING, WALMART WANTS TO DO ALSO. Now it’s online streaming of movies. Walmart is

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Trump should invite Putin to campaign in America for Trump candidates in the mid…

July 17, 2018

Trump should invite Putin to campaign in America for Trump candidates in the midterms.Trump should invite Putin to campaign in America for Trump candidates in

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American Wild Talk | WHMP 101.5 & 107.5FM / 1240 & 1400 AM

July 17, 2018

ATTORNEY BILL NEWMAN INTERVIEWS AL NORMAN ABOUT HIS NEWBOOK “RAVINGS” ON WHMP RADIO IN NORTHAMPTON, MA American Wild Talk | WHMP 101.5 & 107.5FM /

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Amazon Foes Walmart and Microsoft Deepen Tech Partnership

July 17, 2018

ARE WALMART AND MICROSOFT CONBINED BIG ENOUGH TO TAKE ON AMAZON’S CLOUD COMPUTING CAPACITY? These two companies—Microsoft and Walmart have announced a 5 year agreement

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JEFF BEZOS’ PRIME DAY DEALS, by McFadden, reprinted from the Daily Kos:

July 17, 2018

JEFF BEZOS’ PRIME DAY DEALS, by McFadden, reprinted from the Daily Kos: Read more on Facebook

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IF YOUR POLITICAL TEAM WAS FACING PROSECUTION FOR CONSPIRING WITH RUSSIA, WOULDN…

July 16, 2018

IF YOUR POLITICAL TEAM WAS FACING PROSECUTION FOR CONSPIRING WITH RUSSIA, WOULDN’T YOU SAY YOU BELIEVED RUSSIA WASN’T MEDDLING?IF YOUR POLITICAL TEAM WAS FACING PROSECUTION

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Little River woman charged after Walmart parking lot shooting

July 16, 2018

WALMART BODY COUNT: WANT TO SHOOT YOUR BOYFRIEND? DO IT AT WALMART! A 28 y.o, woman followed her estranged boy friend to a Walmart in

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Amazon’s Share of U.S. E-Commerce Market Approaches 50 Percent

July 16, 2018

WHEN YOU HEAR WALMART BOAST OF ITS RAPIDLY GROWING E-COMMERCE SALES, KEEP IN MIND THAT IN 2018 WALMART CAPTURED LESS THAN 4% OF ONLINE SALES.

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Survey ranks top appliance retailers in customer satisfaction | Tulsa’s 24-Hour News, Weather and Traffic

July 15, 2018

JD POWERS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY OF APPLIANCE RETAILERS SHOWS HOME DEPOT AND SEARS GET BELOW AVERAGE RATINGS. Best Buy and Lowe’s came in first and

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It’s war: Target, eBay and other retailers pile on deals to compete ahead of Amazon Prime Day

July 15, 2018

AMAZON’S “PRIME” DAYS THIS MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE COMPETING WITH BLACK FRIDAY, FORCING OTHER RETAILERS TO OFFER DEALS. eBay and Target are offering deals that

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Kenner man Tased after huffing dust cleaner at Walmart has died

July 14, 2018

WALMART BODY COUNT A 23 y.o. man has died after an encounter with police in a Walmart in Kenner, LA. The man was sniffing a

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What’s Standing Between Amazon and Top U.S. Secrets: QuickTake

July 14, 2018

AMAZON’S BUSINESS TIES WITH THE CIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: SECRETS IN THE CLOUDS. And you thought Amazon was just an e-commerce marketplace: What’s

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During Amazon Prime Day, Spanish union calls for strike

July 14, 2018

AMAZON WORKERS IN SPAIN SET WAREHOUSE STRIKE DURING “PRIME” DAYS NEXT WEEK. Employees at one of Amazon’s largest “fulfillment” centers in Spain are calling on

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New life for former Walmart in Lockport

July 13, 2018

A 70 YEAR OLD DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN BASED IN MINNESOTA, WITH 43 STORES IN 7 MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST STATES, IS MOVING INTO DEAD WALMARTS. Runnings,

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July 13, 2018

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UPDATE 1-Walmart says no decision to sell Japan Seiyu supermarket unit

July 13, 2018

WALMART WALKS BACK ANY TALK OF ITS LEAVING JAPAN. Yesterday the media in Japan announced that Walmart was selling 335 of its Seiyu stores in

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President Trump makes good on his threat to target an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports with tariffs, ramping up the trade war

July 11, 2018

TRUMP IMPOSES $200 BILLION MORE IN ADDED TARIFFS ON CHINESE PRODUCTS. The irony is that it is American companies, like Walmart, Target and Home Depit,

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Caring for our elders – Jocomerford

July 11, 2018

JO COMERFORD WANTS TO BE YOUR NEXT STATE SENATOR. Here’s where she stands on elderly issues: Caring for our elders – Jocomerford Read more on

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Are Amazon Prime Day sales a steal? We asked 4 pricing firms to find out

July 10, 2018

RETAIL ANALYSTS SAY “AMAZON PRIME DAY” on JULY 16th IS MOSTLY HYPE. It’s a chance to get sometimes cheaper prices on items you oftentimes don’t

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July 10, 2018

AL NORMAN’S NEW BOOK, “RAVINGS: AMERICAN WILD TALK,” IS NOW AVAILABLE HERE: Amazon Search Read more on Facebook

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WALMART IS GETTING INTO NEW YORK CITY THRU A BACK DOOR. Not with a huge store, b…

July 10, 2018

WALMART IS GETTING INTO NEW YORK CITY THRU A BACK DOOR. Not with a huge store, but online grocery delivery through it’s front company, jet.com,

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Amazon And Walmart: Digital Native VS Physical Presence

July 9, 2018

LATEST RETAIL BUZZWORD:”FRICTIONLESS SHOPPING.” It refers to shopping with no cashiers, no salespersons, just you and a pile of merchandise. AMAZON GO stores are the

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Amazon may put out a toy catalog, a holiday tradition up for grabs after Toys ‘R Us bankruptcy

July 8, 2018

IS AMAZON GOING TO PUT OUT A TOYS CATALOGUE IN TIME FOR XMAS? Now that Toys R US is dead, reports surfaced that Amazon will

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DONT DESPAIR—WALMART HAS TAKEN DOWN ITS “IMPEACH 45” T SHIRTS THAT UPSET TRUMP S…

July 7, 2018

DONT DESPAIR—WALMART HAS TAKEN DOWN ITS “IMPEACH 45” T SHIRTS THAT UPSET TRUMP SUPPORTERS, BUT YOU CAN STILL BUY PLENTY OF “ HILLSRY PRISON. T

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July 6, 2018

SOME MEDIA OUTLETS ARE RUNNING A STORY THAT SAYS THE PRESENCE OF A WALMART SUPERCENTER REDUCES “FOOD INSECURITT” AMONG POOR PEOPLE—BUT RESEARCH SHOWS TGAT WALMART

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Amazon continues to profit from the sale of white-supremacist propaganda, report says

July 6, 2018

REPORTS SAY AMAZON CONTINUES TO PUBLISH RACIST PRODUCTS FOR SALE ON ITS WEBSITE, including “white supremacist” and “anti-Muslim” books, T shirts, and other retail merchandise:

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As Trump’s trade war starts, China retaliates with comparable tariffs of its own

July 6, 2018

CHINA AND U.S. ENGAGE IN “LARGEST TRADE WAR IN ECONOMIC HISTORY.” BAD NEWS FOR COMPANIES THAT RELY ON PRODUCTS MADE IN, IMPORTED FROM, CHINA. We’re

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