October 2019

A YEAR AGO ON HALLOWEEN, LOWE’S ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE OF 51 “UNDERPERFORMING” STORES IN US & CANADA. 3 weeks later they exited retail stores in

UBER & LYFT HAVE CONVINCED SOME DRIVERS TO FIGHT CA. LAW THAT MAKES THEM PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. If they go back to being independent contractors, they

AMAZON ELIMINATES ITS $15/MO. FEE FOR WHOLE FOODS HOME DELIVERY. “Amazon Fresh” is now FREE for Prime members. Walmart will have to match, which will

BEZOS REGAINS TITLE AS WORLD’S RICHEST PERSON. Amazon stock fell to $1,624 in last Thursday’s trading, dropping Bezos’ fortune to $$103.9 B—$2 B below Bill

TARGET WORKERS PROTEST NEW “MODERNIZATION PLAN” which “is turning our jobs into Amazon jobs.” Target “monitors our movements & progress, time limits with the threat

“SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THE WAY WE TRADE WITH ONE ANOTHER…too much concentration of power…monopolization is a crime & against the law…if we can

TRUMP BUMPS BEZOS FROM $10B PENTAGON CLOUD COMPUTING CONTRACT. Score a big one for the other Billionaire, Bill Gates, whose Microsoft won the huge Joint

“WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THIS CONCEPT THAT WE ARE NOT JUST CONSUMERS…we have to ask ourselves whether the way that we allowed Amazon

WMT, CVS & RITE AID HAVE PULLED JOHNSON & JOHNSON BABY POWDER FROM SHELVES AFTER J&J RECALLED SOME 22 OZ. BOTTLES BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE ASBESTOS

IF YOU’VE GOT THE TONIC, AMAZON’S GOT THE GIN: its own brand, “Tovess Single Batch Crafted Dry Gin.” Sells in Europe for about $32/70 cl.

AMAZON’S ALEXA & GOOGLE HOME SPEAKERS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO MALICIOUS APPS WHICH CAN SECRETLY RECORD AND PHISH OWNERS FOR PASSWORDS. 3rd party developers have been

1 DAY DELIVERY COSTS AMAZON A FORTUNE: it will spend ~ $1.5 B in the 4th quarter — 2X what it cost in the 2nd

AMAZON BUYS A SMALL “HEALTH NAVIGATOR” COMPANY TO HELP TRIAGE ITS EMPLOYEES, but with an eye out to one day be providing your business (or

AMERICAN DREAM MEGAMALL OPENS IN NJ TODAY 23 YEARS IN MAKING. Nickelodeon theme park, indoor ice rink & snow park, rollercoasters—from the Iranian family who

FEDERAL EEOC FILES DISABILITY LAWSUIT AGAINST WMT ON BEHALF OF EMILY HAYMAN, who applied for work at an OK warehouse. Her right arm ends at

TOY-MAKERS PAY AMAZON MILLIONS TO APPEAR IN ITS ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOY LIST—BUT AMAZON HIDES FEES, TELLS CONSUMERS ITS AN “INDEPENDENTLY CURATED” LIST. Wal-Mart also charges

AN ACT OF GOD BLOWS AWAY DALLAS HOME DEPOT. On the morning of Oct 21st, a tornado “ripped to pieces” a Home Depot in Dallas.

WIDOW OF A 60 Y.O. ARMY VET KILLED IN EL PASO SHOOTING FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST WALMART, saying it knew about shooting incidents at

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IF AMAZON IS LOSING MONEY ON A PRODUCT, IT GOES BACK TO THE SELLER & ASKS FOR MORE MONEY TO BE MADE WHOLE. If the

30 MILLION AMERICAN WORKERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SIGN NON-COMPETE CONTRACTS, but a new bill filed in the US senate would severely restrict the ability

THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION IS BUILDING A 55-ACRE ‘OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PARK’ NEAR ITS HQ IN BENTONVILLE, featuring “a system of boardwalks allowing visitors to traverse

WHILE WALMART KEEPS TALKING ABOUT GUNS, ITS PATRONS KEEP USING THEM. Just ask the 30 y.o. man who was shot in the head at 5:15

AMAZON WANTS THE BEST SEATTLE GOVERNMENT THE CORPORATION CAN BUY! Funds $1.45 M to a business PAC in a “hostile takeover” of the city council.

2 YEARS AGO AMZN BEGAN DISCOUNTING PRICES ON ITEMS OFFERED BY 3RD PARTY SELLERS, BUT PAYING THE SELLER FULL PRICE. NOW WMT IS DOING IT

HOME DEPOT GIVES CANADIAN REVENUE AGENCY CUSTOMER DATA TO TRACK DOWN CONTRACTORS WHO AVOID TAXES BY BEING PAID UNDER THE TABLE. Home Depot Canada says,

MORE THAN 11,000 U.S. STORES HAVE CLOSED THIS YEAR, which is already higher than the annual total in each of the past few years.” These

AMAZON WEB SERVICES DEEP INTO ELECTION CLOUD COMPUTING FOR DNC, RNC, FEC. In over 40 states, “the Amazon cloud is being trusted to power in

SHOPPERS WHO DON’T WANT TO GET SHOT AT WALMART, for $239/yr + $50 for a garage door lock, can get home delivery by a worker

GOV OF CALIFORNIA VETOES BILL THAT WOULD HAVE BANNED SALES TAX BREAKS FOR RICH CORPORATIONS LIKE APPLE AND AMAZON. Small biz gets zip, taxpayers lose

ARKANSAS, THE HOME STATE OF WALMART, IS GETTING ITS 1st TRADER JOE’S ON OCT. 22ND IN LITTLE ROCK. Walmart has a 57 year head start,

DEAF & VISUALLY IMPAIRED EMPLOYEE AT A WALMART IN WI. WINS $5.2 M AWARD FROM JURY IN DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION TRIAL. Plaintiff worked 16 yrs pushing

ONLINE GROCER FRESH DIRECT, BASED IN THE BRONX, IS REPORTEDLY FOR SALE. WALMART & AMAZON ARE BOTH POTENTIAL BUYERS. Both buyers have had bad experiences

AMAZON BUILDING A HQ IN INDIA AS BIG AS HQ2 IN VIRGINIA, going tete a tete with Reliance Industries, owned by the richest Asian, Mukesh

“IF WE REALLY THINK THESE [RIFLES] SHOULD BE OFF THE STREET, THEN WE NEED TO DESTROY THEM. Walmart is selling off its current gun inventory—but

HERE’S THE LETTER FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE SENT TO GOVT OFFICIALS URGING THEM TO DROP THEIR “SURVEILLANCE PARTNERSHIPS” WITH AMAZON’S CAMERA-EQUIPPED ‘RING’ DOORBELL which “pose

“WE’RE NOT OUT OF THE DOUGHNUT BUSINESS,” DUNKIN’ TELLS MILLENNIALS. But coffee, espresso & lattes is where the growth is. So dropping “Donuts” from its

FORMER HOME DEPOT BOARD MEMBER, KEN LANGONE, EMBARASSES THE COMPANY BY CALLING BERNIE SANDERS A “BLOWHARD” FOR SAYING BILLIONAIRES SHOULDN’T EXIST IN AMERICA. Langone is

CORP WELFARE: WAYFAIR GETS $31.4 M IN STATE TAX BREAKS IN RETURN FOR 3,000 JOBS IN BOSTON & 300 IN PITTSFIELD. 95% of the call

JEFF BEZOS DREAMS OF COLONIES IN SPACE, FUNDED FROM AMZN PROFITS. AMZN pays no federal tax & “the government rewards this failure with massive contracts.”

WALMART BOUGHT ONLINE RETAILER BONOBOS 2 YEARS AGO FOR $310 M. Now it’s laying employees off. Bad investments, red ink, as Walmart made plenty of

FEDERAL AGENCY ASKS COURT TO SANCTION WALMART FOR “FRIVOLOUS” CLAIM IN PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION CASE FILED 1YR AGO. WMT says EEOC didn’t try to settle the

FOR $60,000/YR. AMAZON OFFERS ITS 3RD PARTY SELLERS AN ACCOUNT MANAGER AND “PERSONALIZED COACHING & MENTORING to help you stay competitive…” If you say No,

LOSING $1B ON ITS ONLINE BUSINESS, WMT dumps JetBlack concierge service, & ModCloth—after buying it 2 years ago. Walmart will never be trendy. Will ModCloth

WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION, MANY RETAILERS ARE TRACKING YOU IN THEIR STORES USING BIOMETRIC SOFTWARE, CAMERAS & SENSORS. Home Depot uses “security footage to track shoppers

YOU WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT ORDERING A PACKAGE FROM AMAZON AFTER READING THIS ARTICLE: “a sprawling, decentralized network of thousands of vans,” with drivers working

THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO TACKLE CORPORATE POWER…WITHOUT NEW LEGISLATION.” Ban non-compete clauses; ban exclusivity arrangements with suppliers & distributors; limit