July 2019

AMAZON WANTS TO SAVE SHIPPING COSTS BY HAVING ITS SELLERS MAKE MORE COMPACT PACKAGING TO MAKE THEM EASIER TO HANDLE AT THE WAREHOUSE. Amazon says

TWO PEOPLE KILLED AT A MISSISSIPPI WALMART. “A disgruntled former employee walked into a Walmart…and opened fire on supervisors, killing two people…that ended in a

AMAZON CFO CALLS ONE DAY DELIVERY “A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM.” Says its Q2 cost projections of $800 million “were a little bit higher…in total

THE WORST THING WALMART HAS DONE SINCE THE SUPERSTORE: a “Walmart “Pickup Point,” a 40 K sf warehouse that customers do not enter—its only to

READ WHAT CONGRESSWOMAN ILHAN OMAR JUST SAID ABOUT WALMART, and how it relates to elected officials in Greenfield who have no problem supporting corporations which

SWEET RIDE: BERNIE SANDERS TAKES BUS TRIP WITH AMERICANS INTO CANADA TO BUY INSULIN AT ONE-TENTH THE COST IN THE US. The White House meanwhile

2 YEARS AGO A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED COSTCO TO PAY $19 M TO TIFFANY FOR SELLING DIAMOND RINGS THAT WERE MARKETED 2 YEARS AGO A

“EVERY RACIST ATTACK ON FOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS is a moment [TRUMP] doesn’t have to address why his choice for labor secretary has spent his

IN ITS 57 YEAR HISTORY, WALMART HAS NEVER HAD A WOMAN CEO. It claims 43% of promotions last year were women. “The majority of retail

‪WHEN IS A WAREHOUSE NOT A WAREHOUSE? When Amazon pushes to build a 1 M sf “retail distribution facility” on 115 acres of land in

CONGRESSMAN CALLS AMAZON’S ANSWERS IN ANTITRUST PROBE “EVASIVE, INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING.” AMZN said it “absolutely celebrates” the growth of its “selling partners.” Because it makes

REPORT SAYS 1 in 10 CANADIAN RETAIL SALES ARE MADE ONLINE. “A significant portion of consumers in Canada shop from international sources, mainly US sites.”

DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS TO PUT A WOMAN ON THE MOON. He may want to accelerate the timetable before one of these women sends

TAG SALE TOMORROW: 21 Grinnell St, Grnfld. JULY 27. 8 AM Sat. Antiques from the attic: dinner table w 6 chairs; marble topped end table;

SPEAKING OF HOW AMAZON HAS DESTROYED RETAIL, they weren’t the first. A&P was the Destroyer in the 1930s, then Walmart in the 1980s & 90s.

TREASURY SEC MNUCHIN UNLOADS ON BEZOS: “I think if you look at Amazon, although there are certain benefits to it, they’ve destroyed the retail industry

AMAZON SPENT $87,778 PER DAY OVER THE PAST 90 DAYS ON LOBBYISTS IN CONGRESS, followed closely by Facebook. AMZN wants the best govt. money can

THIS HEADLINE MUST DRIVE HOME DEPOT EXECS CRAZY: Suspected shoplifter at HD fights with police In Riverdale, GA, tries to flee in a pickup truck,

HOME DEPOT PROMISES TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BY 50% by 2035. But in 2017 HD’s “combined carbon inventory” was nearly 6 M metric tons of

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W VA. ACTIVISTS PRESSURE HOME DEPOT & LOWE’S TO BOYCOTT ROCKWOOL INSULATION. Protesters oppose large coal & gas-fired mineral wool factory in their community for

AMAZON 3RD PARTY SELLERS COMPLAIN OF “SURPRISE CANCELLATIONS.” Such sellers account for 58% of sales on Amazon, but they can be terminated “for any reason,

WE’RE HALFWAY TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF 326 SIGNATURES ON THIS PETITION. HAVE YOU SIGNED YET? Sign Al Norman’s petition Read more on Facebook

WALMART’S E-COMMERCE PLATFORM CALLED “SECOND FIDDLE” TO AMAZON, LOSING $1.7 B THIS YEAR AND $1.4 B LAST YEAR. Reshuffling its staff won’t make WMT’s e-fiddle

WALMART USED TO BRAG THAT IT DIDN’T NEED “SPECIAL SALES” BECAUSE IT HAD “EVERYDAY LOW PRICES.” But to compete with Amazon’s Prime Days, it extended

EVERYBODY WANTS TO ADVERTISE ON AMAZON: US ad revenues for 2019 are $11.33 B vs. $3.3 B in 2017. But “if we combined the demand

BEZOS BUSY HIRING 2 LOBBYISTS WITH FUND-RAISING TIES TO TRUMP—JUST AS $10 B PENTAGON “JEDI” CONTRACT REACHES FINAL STAGE. Amazon buying insiders to win govt.

FED COURT SAYS AMAZON LEAVES CUSTOMERS INJURED BY DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS “with no direct recourse to the third-party vendor.” Half of items sold on Amazon are

PERSONAL WATER FILTERS WERE THE BIGGEST SELLING ITEM ON AMAZON PRIME DAYS IN THE US, along with 100 K lunchboxes, 100 K laptops, 200K TVs,

“AN ENTITY LIKE AMAZON THAT CONTROLS AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM, should not be allowed to also operate as a retailer, and thus a competitor, on that

SEN WARREN INTRODUCES “STOP WALL ST LOOTING ACT.” 35,000 corps. are owned by private equity firms, affecting 5.8 M workers. “Wall St. leeches,” says Sen

ANAZON WEB SERVICES HELPS ICE MAINTAIN ITS DETENTION AND DEPORTATION SOFTWARE. ICE has failed miserably to maintain humanitarian services to immigrants seeking asylum in America.

“BEZOS, BEZOS, YOU CAN’T HIDE, WE CAN SEE YOUR GREEDY SIDE.” Protesters gathered outside Jeff Bezos’ homes in Manhattan and DC, urging AMZN stop selling

AMAZON INVITES BERNIE SANDERS TO VISIT A “FULFILLMENT CENTER” WAREHOUSE. If Sanders “really wants to help the American worker [he] should focus on passing legislation

IT COSTS NOTHING TO FIND OUT IF THE VOTERS OF GREENFIELD MA REALLY WANT MORE STRIP DEVELOPMENT ALONG OUR EASTERN ENTRYWAY. LET THE VOTERS DECIDE

AS ANTI-TRUST INQUIRIES HEAT UP IN THE U.S., the EU Competition Commission is probing deeper into Amazon. “They host a lot of little guys, &

FED JUDGE IN FL. SAYS CLASS ACTION CASES BROUGHT BY 79 WOMEN AGAINST WALMART MUST BE BROKEN INTO SEPARATE CASES. Workers charge WMT with discrimination

THE GREENFIELD CITY COUNCIL MEETS WED NIGHT. Let’s get 200 names on this petition by tomorrow evening, asking for the French King overlay protections to

AMAZON’S ALEXA “has more than 50,000 skills” to help you play Jeopardy, or call your family to dinner. Even at ‘Prime Day’ prices—you really don’t

HOMEOWNERS IN SCHODACK, NY FILE INJUNCTION TO BLOCK SITE WORK AT PROPOSED HUGE AMAZON WAREHOUSE. “We are against a 1 million s.f. facility on top

LABOR UNIONS, DEM. PREZ CANDIDATES VOICE SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKING AMAZON WORKERS IN MN. & GERMANY. “We work, we sweat, Amazon workers need a rest!” https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/amazon-workers-prime-day-strike-begins-in-minnesota.html

FACEBOOK GETS $5B FINE FROM FTC FOR DATA PRIVACY VIOLATIONS—but the “mosquito bite” fine doesn’t restrict FB’s ability to share data with 3rd parties. Democrats

RIGHT & LEFT AGREE: MARCO RUBIO ASKS TRUMP TO BACK OFF PENTAGON CONTRACT WITH AMAZON BECAUSE THE $10 B CONTRACT WAS BIASED TOWARDS AMAZON &

LET THE VOTERS OF GREENFIELD, MA DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THE FRENCH KING ENTRYWAY. Add your name to this petition to get our City Council

TRUMP DEFENDS HOME DEPOT FOUNDER WHO DONATES MILLIONS TO TRUMP. PREZ CALLS BERNIE MARCUS CRITICS “VICIOUS AND TOTALLY CRAZED.“ See #BoycottHomeDepot https://m.theepochtimes.com/trump-defends-home-depot-co-founder-after-boycott-threats_2996748.html Read more on

IN JUNE, TARGET HAD A MAJOR REGISTER FAILURE RESULTING IN “LONG LINES, FRUSTRATED CUSTOMERS…AND MANY ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS.” To apologize to “guests,” Target is giving

NYT REVIEW OF WINTER MILLER’S NEW PLAY: 2 Women in a Cell, Grasping for Sanity in ‘No One Is Forgotten.’ This play, a response to

AMAZON SPENDING $700 M TO TRAIN 100 K WAREHOUSE WORKERS IN JOBS OUTSIDE AMZN. Will pay 95% of tuition costs for an RN degree. Trying

TO CHASE AMAZON, KROGER IS BUILDING “FULLFILMENT CENTERS” THE SIZE OF 6.5 FOOTBALL FIELDS IN GEORGIA, OHIO & FLORIDA. (Don’t let the neighbors know it’s