June 2019

DOLLAR GENERAL PAYS $1.75 M TO SETTLE VERMONT LAWSUIT THAT IT WAS “RIPPING OFF” CONSUMERS at its 22 store by advertising one price on the

ACE & TRUE VALUE BEAT LOWES & HOME DEPOT IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION says J.D. Power study. Ace has ranked at the top for customer satisfaction

64% OF U.S. SHOPPERS who buy groceries online used Walmart (33%) or Amazon (31%). Grocery supermarkets had only 26% of recent online food shoppers. Read

THE WRONG DEFENDANT? This man’s home loan originated with Countrywide Loans in Greenfield, MA—which was not a bank. Countrywide was purchased by Bank of America,

WALMART SAYS THE FED MIN WAGE IS TOO LOW—but nothing prevents WMT from paying its workers more than $11/hr.—and I don’t mean a one-time bonus

WALMART “DISAPPOINTED” THAT MEXICO’S COMPETITION AUTHORITY HAS DENIED ITS ATTEMPT to buy Latin American delivery service Cornershop. Why should Mexico cut any US retailer slack

1 DAY DELIVERY IS POSSIBLE AT AMAZON BECAUSE OF THEIR 110 GIANT WAREHOUSES AND THEIR “INCREDIBLE EMPLOYEES,” who get paid plantation wages. https://blog.aboutamazon.com/amazon-prime/prime-free-one-day?utm_source=social&utm_medium=tw&utm_term=amznews&utm_content=1day_shipping. Read more

IT’S A PLANE, IT’S A HELICOPTER, NO IT’S AN AMAZON PRIME AIR DRONE. We’re only months away from delivery drones for items weighing 5 lbs

THIS STORY IS THE PERSONAL DRAMA OF ONE ELDER, but it’s also a story about corporate predation and the major housing shortage facing low income

“WALMART PAYS MANY OF ITS WORKERS STARVATION WAGES. Wages that are so low that many of these employees are forced to rely on government programs

TAKE IT TO THE VOTERS: Greenfield,MA has the chance to let its voters decide zoning laws to avoid strip development & sprawl: Al Norman files

BERNIE IS IN BENTONVILLE TODAY TELLING THE WALTON BILLIONAIRES THAT A STARTING WAGE OF $11 IS EXPLOITATION, & THAT WORKERS SHOULD HAVE A SEAT ON

WALMART WANTS MORE HIGH SCHOOL AGE WORKERS.

THE ULTIMATE AMAZON DECADENCE: Prime Free 1 Day delivery, no minimum purchase on ten million non-essentials items, like sunscreen, closet organizers & cleaning products. Hey,

FED. JUDGE TAGS WALMART WITH $102 M PENALTY FOR PROVIDING ITS WORKERS WITH ILLEGAL PAY STUBS, but lets them off on charges they failed to

THAT LOCAL COFFEE SHOP YOU LIKE TO STOP AT ISN’T GOING TO SURVIVE—unless the owner opens up a string of similar ventures. The small profits

CELEBRATING IN FLORIDA: A Walmart Supercenter may not be coming to Oakland Park, FL. after all. Walmart is selling its 12.5-acre site, which includes a

This frame has sturdy metal hooks that lock the frame in place, no bolts needed. Read more on Facebook

Purchased by my mother in the 1960s. 22” x 28” by 23” high. Marble top is perfect, looks to be Carrera. cashoffers only please. Read

DEAD TARGET SUPERSTORE IN LAUDERDALE, FL. WILL BE TORN DOWN to make way for 550 units of housing. Developer says “market saturated with boxes.” 175,000

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BERNIE SANDERS IS NOT ON THE JUNE 5TH OFFICIAL AGENDA AT WALMART’S SHAREHOLDER’S MEETING, but workers will finally have a reason to pay attention: better

WALMART FILES ANTI-TRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST CHICKEN PRODUCERS, alleging a conspiracy to inflate chicken prices by reducing the supply of broiler chickens, & manipulating wholesale chicken