June 2019

IVANKA SAYS STEPPING INTO NORTH KOREA WAS “SURREAL,” kind of like the feeling millions of Americans have when they see her father stepping into the

UNDER PRESSURE FROM LABOR RIGHTS GROUPS, COSTCO PROMISES TO STOP ORDERING MELONS FROM HONDURAN-BASED FYFFES FRUIT CO. an Irish company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo.

REPORT: FEDS SHOULD BREAK UP WALMART’S GROCERY MONOPOLY: “the FTC should review the 203 markets in which WMT controls 50% or more of grocery sales

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AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS GET FREE TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT JULY 10TH, in advance of “Prime Days” July 15 & 16. So Walmart, eBay & Target are

AMAZON GO’S FIRST STORE IN MANHATTAN IS SO RETRO! YOU CAN ACTUALLY PAY IN CASH! A human worker scans you in, and cashes you out!

WALMART CASHES IN ON FEDERAL FOOD STAMP SUBSIDIES. The Feds allowed WMT to use SNAP cards for online grocery shopping. Small grocers were not allowed

Midwest farmers are realizing g climate change is slithering their crop yields of soybeans, corn and wheat. This will impact harvests and the cost of

DEVELOPER STARTS CLEARING LAND FOR 1 MILLION SF AMAZON WAREHOUSE IN UPSTATE NY EVEN THOUGH CITIZENS HAVE APPEALED. On top of property tax breaks, county

WALMART LITIGATION IN GREENFIELD, MA. ENTERS APPEAL PHASE. In a lawsuit that began in 2011, 7 homeowners have challenged a single judge ruling that allows

BANK OF AMERICA & BANK OF NY MELLON WITHDRAW EVICTION CASE AGAINST 74 Y.O. WESTERN MASS. MAN. Predatory loan by Countrywide Loans should never have

HERE’S A LIST OF AMAZON’S FULFILLMENT CENTERS (WAREHOUSES) & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN THE US. Top 5 states: CA (25), followed by TX (15), PA (14),

2. LIST OF AMAZON’S DISTRIBUTION/SORTATION/WAREHOUSE NETWORK OF 842 FACILITIES, 223 M SF OF SPACE IN AMERICA AND 21 NATIONS: http://www.mwpvl.com/html/amazon_com.html Read more on Facebook

AMAZON BY FAR THE FAVORITE OF E-COMMERCE SHOPPERS NOW & IN THE FUTURE. “78% of US digital shoppers consider Amazon their favorite place to buy

WALMART, TARGET, WHOLE FOODS, SOLD BOTTLED WATER WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ARSENIC, enviro group says. Starkey Water at Whole Foods, and Penafiel at Target, which

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LOOKING TO BUY “TRASHY, SHODDY” PRODUCTS DIRECTLY FROM “SHADY MERCHANTS” IN CHINA? You laugh, but this e-commerce model made one immigrant entrepreneur a billionaire. But

FRICTIONLESS SHOPPING: “As ecommerce has taken off, human interactions have been stripped away from the shopping experience. Shoppers want the convenience of online shopping—on-demand delivery

BIG BRIBES, BIG CORRUPTION AT WALMART: company pays $ 282 M in bribery case involving its Brazilian & Chinese operations funneling $500 K in return

BOLTON GIVES TRUMP THE SECRET “DON’T GIVE AN INCH” SIGN DURING WHITE HOUSE STAFF MEETING regarding possible retaliatory strikes against Iran for alleged attacks on

NASHVILLE NOTE: “I AM NOT A DEVELOPER. I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. If you continue to raise taxes on the small guy, while giving

TARGET IMITATES WALMART. WALMART IMITATES AMAZON. The focus is just on who can deliver to your front door the fastest—not on healthy food. https://www.supermarketnews.com/rwszszcha online-retail/target-expands-curbside-over-1400-stores

1. CLEAN CLOTHES REPORT SAYS GLOBAL BRANDS STILL PAYING GARMENT WORKERS POVERTY WAGES. “No brand can show that living wages are being paid to workers…”

2. OUR MESSAGE TO THE BRANDS IS THAT HUMAN RIGHTS CAN’T WAIT, and workers making the clothes in our shops must be paid enough to

FEDEX & DOLLAR GENERAL ANNOUNCE NEW DEAL that allows customers to drop off pre-packaged/pre-labeled FedEx parcels at 8,000 Dollar General stores, & to pick up

IN 2017, HOME DEPOT AND LOWES CONTROLLED 81% OF $182B HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE REVENUES. As Walmart’s Greg Foran says, a Duopoly is “not all that

WHEN YOU ADD UP AMAZON’S SHARE OF ONLINE RETAIL WITH BRICK & MORTAR SALES ITS 5% OF U.S.MARKET SHARE. BUT: “Downplaying how big Amazon’s presence

AFTER 2 YEARS, AMAZON “SPARK” FAILS. You had to be on Prime & make a min. number of purchases. Another failure—right after Amazon restaurant delivery

AMAZON “CLICKS & MORTAR” TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES in Britain “succeed in the digital economy…by boosting export sales & reaching customers around the world.” 58%

WALMART HATES A MONOPOLY, so it’s made a deal with a beef producer, someone other than Tyson’s or Cargill. “We all know the market dynamics

INTERNET SHOPPERS SPENT 56% MORE ON MOTHER’S DAY THAN ON FATHER’S DAY: $25 B for Moms, $16B FOR DAD. Still, $41B total spent on these

COSTCO, JC PENNY, KOHL’S, MACY’S, PETSMART, TARGET, TRACTOR SUPPLY, WALMART, tell Trump: “Tariffs are taxes paid directly by U.S. companies…and will result in the loss

“SMALLER” TARGET OPENS IN WEST HARTFORD, CT. The “small-format” store is for “neighborhoods where a regular Target store couldn’t fit—such as near college campuses &

FOR A $10 FEE, TARGET NOW OFFERS SAME DAY DELIVERY. Maybe you can get them to wash your dishes while they’re there. Read more on

520 COMPANIES FORM GROUP CALLED “TARIFFS HURT THE HEARTLAND COALITION.” “An escalated trade war is not in the country’s best interest, and both sides will

AMAZON CRUSHES ONLINE GROCERY SALES IN 2018. Top 5 are: 1. AMZN $8.2B 2. WMT: $2.8B 3. KROGER:$1.5B 4. AHOLD $1.2B 5. HELLO FRESH:$956M https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/digital-top-10-rankings

FED JUDGE SAYS DOLLAR GENERAL CANNOT BLOCK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BY DISABLED PATRONS who charge DG stores have blocked aisles, narrower than allowable under

5 PEOPLE ON THE GREENFIELD CITY COUNCIL WANT TO MAKE IT FOUR TIMES HARDER THAN IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO FOR VOTERS TO HOLD

WALMART BUYS CREDITS IN “SOLAR GARDENS” TO POWER SOME STORES IN MINNESOTA—but it has more than 11,300 stores in 27 countries which could have had

WALMART’S JET.COM CRASHES HARD. After spending $3.3B to acquire the e-commerce platform Jet.com in 2016, and making its founder,Marc Lore, WMT’s CEO of US e-commerce,

THE GREENFIELD,MA NEWSPAPER TODAY MADE IT CLEAR THAT BANK OF AMERICA & BNYMELLON SHOULD “LET BOB MCCOLLUM STAY IN HIS HOUSE.” It was a predatory

2019’s TOP 10 RETAIL BRANDS ACCORDING TO KANTAR RESEARCH: Amazon’s model provides a wide range of different services: * Amazon $315.5 billion * Apple $309.5

13 DAYS LEFT TO ORDER DINNER FROM AMAZON. 4 years after it was created, Amazon Restaurants is turning off the motor. If you want Big

FEDEX MAKES AMAZON AN EX. FedEx Express will no longer fly Amazon products. AMZN owns its own fleet of planes under the banner Prime Air,

I TESTIFIED YESTERDAY BEFORE THE MASS. GENERAL COURT IN BOSTON: “Al Norman…testified on a bill that would require a report to lawmakers on the taxpayer

BIG BOX BOXWOODS: 13 HOME DEPOTS IN INDIANA WERE SELLING BLIGHTED KOREAN BOXWOODS. Indiana Dept of Natural Resources removing the diseased trees and warned consumers

FED JUDGE SAYS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BROUGHT AGAINST WAYFAIR FOR SELLING BEDBUG-INFESTED PRODUCTS must proceed as individual claims only. 2016 case says bedbugs were “scurrying

“BEING IN THE MIDST OF AN ONGOING TRADE WAR HAS NOT HELPED boost consumer confidence either. This lack of trust in the market has caused