November 2019

HERE ARE THE TOP 10 ONLINE RETAILERS, BY NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS, FOR FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2019. AMZN’S growth of 42 million transactions was more

MICROSOFT PARTNERS WITH CHARLOTTE, NC ON 3 YR. “SMART DISTRICT” on tech initiatives to reduce energy use, improve nutrition levels, increase transit options, expand wi-fi

RETAIL SALES IN US COULD HIT NEW RECORD OF $1 T THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 87% will be spent at brick & mortar stores, 13% online.

VOTES STILL BEING COUNTED IN AMAZON EFFORT TO BUY SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. AMZN’S $1.5 M “money bomb” may have hurt its candidates “as much as

E-KILLERS: MICROSOFT, APPLE, AMAZON, FACEBOOK & GOOGLE “have collectively put more than 1 M people to work between 2000 & 2018…BUT “they have also displaced

ARIZONA JUDGE TOSSES OUT LAWSUIT AGAINST AMAZON IN HOVERBOARD FIRE, BUT MISSISSIPPI KEEPS STATE FARM INS. CASE HOVERING over Amazon for home explosion caused by

NEW YORKER REPORTER TAKES TOUR OF AMZN WAREHOUSE: “anonymous objects ordered through an anonymous interface from anonymous sellers, funnelled, sorted, shipped, and delivered by workers

FLORIDA COPS LISTENING TO ALEXA TAPE MADE AT MURDER SCENE. Woman impaled by a spear—Echo Dot may have heard. AMZN gave police the recordings. Another

CEO OF MCDONALD’S FIRED FOR HAVING A CONSENSUAL AFFAIR. Company rules forbid managers from having romantic relationships with employees. CEO can now pick up his

CNN SELLING AMAZON PRODUCTS FOR A KICKBACK. “CNN Underscored”, an online shopping guide, has editors who work independently from the CNN newsroom, to list products

MACY’S TRUCK DRIVERS WHO WORK FOR XPO LOGISTICS HAVE WON $3.5 M SETTLEMENT IN CA. claiming that Macy’s West & XPO Logistics misclassified the drivers

IN 2010, WALMART BOUGHT VUDU, A “REVOLUTIONARY” DIGITAL STREAMING SERVICE for an undisclosed sum. Almost 10 years later, it reportedly wants to unload Vudu, because

TAKING.A JOB AT AN AMAZON WAREHOUSE SHOULD NOT BE A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION. Tell Amazon: Stop using automated quotas to work employees to death!

SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS, WE SHOULD TREAT OUR NEIGHBORS LIKE PART OF THE FAMILY. Read more on Facebook

HURRY, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AT WALMART: 6,400 POUNDS OF BREAKFAST TURKEY PATTIES & PORK SAUSAGE WITH SALMONELLA! “Great Value” ready to eat & fully-cooked! At

OF THE TOP 10 RETAILERS OPENING NEW STORES IN Q1 OF 2019, 3 Dollar Stores opened 58% (1,525 stores). Almost no new superstores are opening—this

INSTEAD OF LOBBYING CONGRESS FOR AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, WALMART HAS CREATED AN ABSURD 30 FT. TALL MEMORIAL CALLED “THE GRAND CANDELA” for the 22

THE NEWSPAPER OWNED BY JEFF BEZOS EXPLAINS HOW AMAZON LOST A $10 B PENTAGON CONTRACT TO MICROSOFT, involving a lawsuit by Oracle, plus help from

PAYING FOR ‘MEDICARE FOR ALL’ IS NO BIG DEAL, and it folds in Medicaid benefits as well. “We can have Medicare for all without ruining

WALMART WAFFLES ON GUN VIOLENCE, WHILE INSIDE ITS STORES SHOTS RING OUT. A 19 y.o. man in a GA. WMT fires shots, & as cops