December 2019

FORBES GETS PAID BY WALMART TO RUN “FAKE NEWS” ARTICLES ABOUT “DEALS” AT WALMART, but read the fine print: “Forbes and/or the author may earn

AMZN BRAGS “RECORD-BREAKING” HOLIDAY SALES, adding 5 M Prime members in 1 week. This is not due to a “robust economy,” but a “reshaping” of

ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT RULES TORONTO IS NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE TAXI DRIVERS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITH UBER & LYFT. Cabbies say app-based rides are

‪For 25 yrs I have written of “towns that WMT killed twice”—once going in, and again when they closed. Livingston, AL, Clarksville, TX, Brinkley, AR,

CNBC SURVEY OF 700 MILLIONAIRES FINDS 49% SAY US GOVT SHOULD PURSUE ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS AGAINST BIG TECH LIKE FACEBOOK & AMAZON. 61% of younger millionaires

NY STATE SAYS ITS HELPING SMALL BIZ BY “EASING FINES,” but big biz get millions in state tax breaks that 2 million small biz in

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TRUMP MAY THINK U.S. WORKERS ARE DOING FINE, but the real value of the fed minimum wage (inflation adjusted) is 17% less than 10 years

TWO DAYS BEFORE XMAS, 36 Amazon workers, members of “Amazonians United, Sacramento” walked off their warehouse jobs in CA. 2 hours early, after reading a

85% OF U.S. RETAIL SALES WERE IN-STORES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, 15% ONLINE. Within a decade, those %s could be reversed. Every small merchant will have

HARD BOILED EGG PRODUCTS SOLD AT WALMART, TRADER JOE’S, SHOPRITE, GIANT EAGLE RECALLED DUE TO DEADLY LISTERIA OUTBREAK. Cheap egg salad at killer prices. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/25/health/hard-boiled-egg-recall-expanded-nationwide-trnd/index.html

WHY DOES FOX BUSINESS & OTHER MEDIA RUN PROMOS FOR WALMART DEALS THAT LOOKS LIKE “NEWS”? Small merchants never get this kind of free airtime.

WALMART PAID $3.2 M TO SETTLE CLAIMS IN PA. FROM 2015 SHOOTING CASE. Walmart negligently sold the ammunition the gunman used. The most dangerous place

WHAT’S GOOD FOR WALMART IS BAD FOR THE PLANET, & that’s ultimately bad for consumers… Selling stuff that clogs landfills & oceans is clearly the

SMALL BUSINESSES IN AMERICA (<500 workers)ACCOUNT FOR 64% NET NEW JOBS CREATED FROM 1993 to 2011. Nearly 12 M new jobs. Yet the media mostly

AMAZON NOW DELIVERS HALF OF ITS OWN PACKAGES… setting the stage for an Amazon shipping company that ships not just Amazon packages—but everyone else’s packages

AS AN XMAS GIFT, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING $1 TO THE SEEMA VERNA/IVANKA TRUMP PENDANT FUND, so American taxpayers don’t have to pay a $47,000 claim

SURVEY FROM CIVICSCIENCE SAYS MAJORITY OF INTERNET USERS WOULD RATHER BUY AN ITEM FOR <$5 FROM AMAZON, THAN BUY IT IN-STORE. Only 51% of Boomers

EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT AMAZON THINK IT SHOULD BE BROKEN UP: “They’re not breaking any agreements. They’re just violating what most people would assume

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, RETAILERS LOSE ABOUT $51 B IN SALES from “shrink”(theft)each year. Home Depot is asking for tougher legislation to prosecute

TOO BIG, TOO LATE: Where was Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand when the homeowners in Schodack, NY were protesting this horribly out of scale warehouse on an

PEOPLE MAGAZINE IS RUNNING “CRAZY GOOD” ONLINE PROMOTIONS FOR WALMART THAT LOOK LIKE ‘NEWS.’ “Each product we feature has been independently selected…If you make a

NO MIRACLE ON 4th AVE: Macy’s is closing it’s store in downtown Seattle at the end of Feb, throwing 236 employees out of work. Macy’s

DONALD TRUMP “IS A NEAR PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A HUMAN BEING WHO IS MORALLY LOST AND CONFUSED… None of the president’s positives can balance the

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WISCONSIN BATTLES WITH FOXCONN OVER $3 B IN TAX BREAKS. Was it worth all that corporate welfare? http://click.bizjournals.com/a0266x0neU0L00UY0W8o4AP Read more on Facebook

THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE YOU’D WANT TO BE DRIVING UP AN ICY NEW ENGLAND ROAD. I felt sorry for the Amazon driver when I

MANY BIG RETAILERS BUY ADS ON AMAZON TO GET THEIR PRODUCTS SEEN. AMZN will make $10 B in digital ad revenues in 2019, most from

MANY RETAILERS FEELING FINANCIAL PAIN FROM OPIOID LAWSUITS. >2,500 Federal lawsuits. CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Discount Drug Mart, Walmart, Giant Eagle could lose billions. 1st

HOME DEPOT BLAMES THEFT BY DRUG ADDICTS FOR LOWERING ITS PROFIT MARGIN BY 14%. “We think this ties to the opioid crisis, but we’re not

19 Y.O. SHOOTS 17 Y.O. IN NORTH CAROLINA WALMART PARKING LOT. Walmart: the most dangerous place in America to shop. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/teen-charged-with-shooting-17-year-old-nc-walmart-parking-lot-police-say/IF7IBWUROBE35EGWHJMQ22PHDQ/ Read more on Facebook

INSPIRED BY BERNIE SANDERS? Then give him 1-2 hours of your time this Saturday from Noon to 2 pm upstairs at Greenfield’s Market, 144 Main

NEW YORK POST HAS DEAL WITH WALMART TO RUN ADS PROMOTING PRODUCTS IN A “NEWS” STORY. “NY Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate

AMAZON’S “COMMUNITY BENEFIT PACKAGE” FOR ITS VIRGINIA HQ2 INCLUDES $20 M FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, plus transp. improvements & public spaces. In return it gets $23

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SANTA ‘COCAINE’ SWEATSHIRTS NOW A BIG SELLER ON AMAZON—AFTER WALMART DROPS THEM. For $32 AMZN will sell you these “gag gifts”. Addiction is funny, right?

THE COLUMBIAN NATION SEEKS DAMAGES FROM WALMART CANADA OVER COCAINE SWEATER. The product description read “Santa really likes to savor…some quality, grade A, Colombian snow.”

MORE SIGNS OF TURMOIL INSIDE WALMART’S ONLINE CLOTHING BRANDS. Andy Dunn, SVP of digital consumer brands at WMT, was the CEO of Bonobos when WMT

MEET THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: WARREN SANDERS. “Corporate & Wall St. Democrats have mounted a campaign to make you believe that Warren

CALL THIS TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR CONGRESS ON MONDAY: 1-844-633-2048. ASK TO BE CONNECTED TO REP. DOUG COLLINS, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee,

DRUGS & VEGGIES: WALGREENS & KROGER DEEPEN PARTNERSHIP: New Retail Procurement Alliance, a group purchasing venture, adds to existing mix of 2 company’s products in

NEW REPORT SAYS IN JUST 6 HOURS, JEFF BEZOS MAKES ENOUGH MONEY FROM AMZN STOCK & OTHER INVESTMENTS to pay for the entire annual benefits

FRANKLIN COUNTY ACTIVISTS: BE PART OF A PHONE BANK FOR BERNIE SANDERS FOR MASSACHUSETTS on Saturday, Dec 21, 2019 upstairs at Greenfield’s Market on Main

NYC REJECTED AMAZON HQ—BUT NOW AMAZON IS LEASING SPACE IN NYC for a 1,500 job Tech Hub on 10th Ave. No public tax benefits requested.

WHEN WALMART & BUSINESS MEDIA HYPE “CLICK & COLLECT” AS THE REASON FOR WMT’S 35% ECOMMERCE GROWTH, remember that WMT’s e-sales volume is only 1/8th

‘GIG IS UP’ BILL FILED: “Large gig economy companies valued at billions of dollars are taking advantage of workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors…to

UBER DRIVER TELLS CONGRESS TODAY, “We are not a participant in the Gig Economy, we are victims of it!” Muneeb Rehman, of DriversUnite & Direct

HOME DEPOT PROMISES “0NE HOME DEPOT” because “Customers expect a frictionless, interconnected shopping experience.” HD making “a 3-year, accelerated investment program…allowing customers to seamlessly blend

BERNIE SANDERS “CLAIMS THAT HIS DONOR’S MOST COMMON EMPLOYERS ARE STARBUCKS, AMAZON AND WALMART.” American workers unite: you have nothing to lose but your chains.

HERE ARE THE 9 PAGE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST DONALD JOHN TRUMP, who attempted to “seize and control the power of impeachment” from Congress, and