August 2019

LIFE IS CHEAP AT WALMART. KENTUCKY POLICE ARREST WOMAN FOR ABANDONING 6 KIDS INSIDE A WALMART. Only at Walmart. https://www.fox19.com/2019/08/26/police-kentucky-woman-abandons-kids-inside-walmart/ Read more on Facebook

SENATORS SLAM AMAZON FOR SELLING FAULTY, DANGEROUS PRODUCTS, like toy magnets that if swallowed by a child “can snap together, rupturing a child’s digestive organs.”

WOMAN “BRUTALLY AND RANDOMLY” ATTACKED” IN THE DAIRY SECTION OF A MICHIGAN WALMART LOSES HER 5 YEAR OLD LAWSUIT. “Did a video of the attack

CO-WORKER PETITION ON GUN VIOLENCE ASKS WALMART 1) To reject the racism & bigotry that’s the root cause of these hate crimes 2) To change

AMAZON & CONTRACTORS PAY $20 M TO TWO IRONWORKERS TO SETTLE WAREHOUSE INJURY LAWSUIT. A storage rack fell on workers, knocked over by unlicensed forklift

AMAZON IS PARTNERING WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO SELL DOORBELL SECURITY CAMERAS. Homeowners pay a fee to AMZN to store their videos. But

THIS IS THE KIND OF HEADLINE THAT DRIVES WALMART EXECS CRAZY. The products are cheap, and life is cheap, at WMT: The most dangerous place

WALMART CANADA’S RENOVATED “URBAN SUPERCENTER” FORMAT IN TORONTO with its “urban consumers” layout is way too big (139 K sf) and features an updated McDonalds.

SHOPPING FOR OUT-OF-DATE DRUGS & EXPIRED MOTOR OIL? DOLLAR GENERAL, FAMILY DOLLAR AND DOLLAR TREE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT. NY levies $1.2 M fine to

WALMART WORKERS CAN WEAR JEANS & SNEAKERS TO WORK—NOW THEY HAVE NEW VESTS MADE FROM RECYCLED BOTTLES. Workers can upgrade their vests if they pay

LAST MONTH A FED JUDGE RULED THAT AMZN WAS LIABLE FOR AN INJURY CAUSED BY A DOG LEASH SOLD BY A 3RD PARTY ON ITS

WIDESPREAD MEDIA REPORTS THAT AMAZON’S PLATFORM IS SELLING “over 4,000 products [which are] actually banned, mislabeled, or not allowed for sale in the United States.”

HOME DEPOT MAKES TWICE THE PROFIT OF LOWE’S. Second-quarter profit at Lowe’s was $1.67 B compared to Home Depot’s $3.48 B profit. But “both Home

IN 2018 US GOVT AWARDED $120 B IN “PRIME CONTRACTS” TO 47,763 SMALL BUSINESSES—24% OF CONTRACT DOLLARS AWARDED, says the SBA. “These businesses…strengthen the economy,

LAST YEAR 56 MILLION WOMEN BOUGHT SECOND HAND CLOTHES. As department stores’ clothing market share shrinks from 22% in 2008 to projected 9% by 2028,

WALMART BOASTS ITS U.S. WORKERS “make more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, that new hires now earn a minimum of $11 per hour,

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG SAYS “companies like Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, & Google are the clear winners in this economy…yet they aren’t paying much in taxes,

AFTER GUN VIOLENCE AT MICHIGAN & TEXAS WMTs, the company is “stepping back, getting input from the associates involved, & our leadership team to think

AFTER 44 PEOPLE WERE EITHER WOUNDED OR KILLED AT AN EL PASO WALMART, the CEO SAYS he is “Looking for things that we can do

HOME DEPOT EXEC SAYS “WE HAVE SUPPLIERS MOVING PRODUCTION TO TAIWAN, TO VIETNAM, TO THAILAND, INDONESIA. AND EVEN BACK TO THE UNITED STATES” to avoid

WALMART SUES TESLA TO REMOVE SUBSTANDARD SOLAR PANELS AT 240 OF ITS STORES, & to pay damages for 7 fires Walmart says Tesla’s Solar City

JUDGE FINDS A HINT OF “SOMETHING ROTTEN” IN WALMART CULTURE, BUT REFUSES TO ALLOW GENDER DISCRIMINATION CLASS ACTION CASE filed by 100 women in FL.

WORKER/SELLER-OWNED CO-OPERATIVES—ANOTHER WAY TO FIGHT AMZN OR UBER: “allowing independent workers & small businesses to collaborate to negotiate better treatment from megacorporations…Organized sellers could build

AMAZON WANTS THE BEST GOVT MONEY CAN BUY: exec’s made $12,700 in contributions to the Rep. who’s leading the House antitrust investigation of AMZN. Such

“LOWE’S TOLD THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES that our jobs were being eliminated & outsourced…Lowe’s received $700 M in tax breaks and approved $10 B in shareholder

WALMART HAD 62% MORE ONLINE GROCERY DELIVERY CUSTOMERS in June than its nearest competitor, Instacart. But in Blue cities like NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, L.A., Boston,

POLITICIANS FROM THE RIGHT & LEFT ARE SPEAKING AT THE TEXAS FESTIVAL, “one of the nation’s largest, most buzzworthy political gatherings,” sponsored by the most

AMAZON GETS PATENT TO LAUNCH PACKAGES FROM A DRONE, to “deploy parachutes, vertical fins or air canisters” to avoid hitting bystanders on the head. Run

HOME DEPOT EARNS $261,993 FOR EACH WORKER ON ITS PAYROLL. It’s time to give those workers a decent raise, instead of pushing it up to

LAND CLEARING FOR HUGE AMAZON WAREHOUSE HAS ALREADY DESTROYED A SMALL TOWN FOR NEIGHBORING HOMEOWNERS: “the woods are now in a pile next to his

“WE DO NOT SELL MILITARY STYLE RIFLES,” says WMT’s CEO, “we believe the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban should be debated to determine its

MACY’S CARNAGE, JC PENNEY FALLING, SEARS & KMART IN RUINS. One expert explains: the retailers at the top of the chain, like Amazon & Walmart,

RETAIL ANALYSTS ARE CROWING ABOUT WALMART’S Q2 EARNINGS, while noting that WMT lost $1.7 B in its online division, up from a $1.4 B loss

IMITATION MAY BE THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY, but Amazon is selling a pirated version of my first book, with this fraudulent book cover. The

FOR ALL THE HYPE ABOUT GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICES, A RECENT SURVEY SHOWED THAT 88% OF U.S. CONSUMERS HAD NOT USED A GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE. https://secondmeasure.com/datapoints/delivery-instacart-walmart-grocery-amazon-shipt/

YOU CAN BUY THIS “GUN CONTROL” T-SHIRT AT WALMART FOR $16.95. “Gun Control Is Being Able To Hit Your Target…A clever shirt for all you

HOME DEPOT HAS HALF THE NO. OF STORES AS WALMART, but they too have a troubled history of crime at their stores. A recent case

SENATORS RAISE ISSUES WITH “AMAZON’S CHOICE” BADGE given to “highly rated, well-priced” products only sold through Echo. “We are concerned the badge is assigned in

26 Y.O. FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR FB POST ABOUT TAKING HIS ASSAULT WEAPON TO WALMART. Similar cases in TX, MO, NC, NY, FL. WMT: the

THE COMPANY FOUNDED BY JAMES CASH PENNEY IN 1902 HAS BEEN GIVEN 60 DAYS TO IMPROVE ITS STOCK OR IT WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE

HEY, ALEXA, ARE CHINESE SCHOOLCHILDREN MAKING MY ECHO?”Amazon is ‘urgently investigating’ allegations that Foxconn has recruited 1,000 Chinese children to work nights & overtime to

SAYONARA FEDEX MAN—AMAZON IS NOW USING ITS OWN PLANES, TRUCKS & DELIVERY DEVICES, including this 6 wheel “adora-bot” Scout, the size of a beer cooler—with

WALMART MUDDLED OVER GUN VIOLENCE THAT KILLED 22 INSIDE ITS STORE. BUT DICK’S SPORTING GOODS HAS A CLEAR PLAN: “Here we go again — another

VIOLENCE COPYCAT AT WALMART: man enters a Missouri WMT Aug 8th with a rifle, wearing body armor & military clothes. Off duty fireman holds him

AMAZON PATENTS REFRIGERATOR THAT SMELLS SPOILING FOOD. “Scent-based spoilage sensing refrigerator” uses chemical sensors & cameras in shelf walls & drawers. Echo will order your

SEN. WARREN SCOLDS WALMART: “Companies that sell guns have a responsibility to the safety of their communities. @Walmart is one of the largest gun retailers

TRANSFORMCO, THE NEW PARENT COMPANY FOR SEARS/KMART IS CLOSING 26 MORE LARGE-FORMAT STORES, opening a few smaller stores below 15,000 sf. A “generally weak retail

WALGREENS TO CLOSE 200 STORES, seeks to cut $1.5B in costs by 2022. “Our stores have had a one-size-fits-all mindset since the Walgreens strategy was

53% OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS IN SURVEY SAY REGULATING CREDIT CARD FEES are most important to their business, ranking above “antitrust enforcement” at 23%. “Visa and