IS AMAZON’S HQ2 DEAL IN QUEENS IN JEOPARDY? Amazon needs a front person for their massive project. I hear Rudy Giuliani is looking for new
50 AMAZON WAREHOUSE WORKERS IN NJ SICKENED AFTER ROBOT PUNCTURES A CAN OF BEAR REPELLANT, 24 sent to hospitals with breathing problems, burning sensations. 3,000
COULD AMAZON DESTROY 89,000 JOBS AT WHOLE FOODS by scaling up its “cashierless” Amazon Go store Prototype? https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/amazon-whole-foods-workers Read more on Facebook
AMAZON TRUCK CRASHES IN THE BERKSHIRES dumps packages on the exit. Was the Budget truck driver rushing on Dec. 3rd to meet his 2 day
IKEA TO OPEN FIRST MANHATTAN STORE THIS SPRING “for urban living and smaller spaces.” IKEA has stores in Brooklyn & Long Island, plus a 955,000
LAST YEAR, BEFORE AMAZON ANNOUNCED ITS HQ2 IN QUEENS, it bought 360,000 sf for warehouses along the Hudson River, plus a warehouse on Staten Island.
WALMART KEEPING CLEAN WITH ROBOTS, buying 360 “autonomous custodial robots” to replace human janitors by the end of January to mop its stores. The Zamboni-like
UNIONS SQUABBLE OVER AMAZON HQ IN QUEENS. Is Amazon “anti-worker” or an “historic boom” to the NYC economy? It depends on what union you’re in.
IOWA CITY WILL PAY WALMART $127,000 FOR A SEWER EASEMENT. The City Council is considering paying Walmart for easements behind its store, to clear the
ELLEN DEGENERES PUSHES “VEGAN” CLOTHING MADE BY POOR WOMEN—-ONLY AT WALMART. None of the materials used in her clothing is animal-derived—but they ARE made by
One year ago: Ellen Degenerate, making money with the Walton billionaires. Vegan clothes with the blood of Bangladeshi women all over them. ELLEN DEGENERES PUSHES
GERMANY LAUNCHES ANTITRUST PROBE OF AMAZON to see if the company is abusing its market position to the detriment of sellers. Amazon’s “double role as
AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVERS SUE OVER RACIAL FIRINGS, charging they lost their jobs because of minor offenses that were overlooked before. Amazon says their background checks
DEPRESSED? GO TO WALMART, which is piloting in-store mental health counseling for depression, anxiety and stress—all of which come from shopping at a WMT superstore.
NASHVILLE’S SUBSIDIES WERE SWEET MUSIC TO AMAZON, which promised 5,000 jobs for an operations hub paying $150 K per job. Nashville offered $500 per new
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.