December 2019

BEZOS LEGAL COMPLAINT BLAMES TRUMP FOR LOSS OF $10 B PENTAGON CONTRACT. Dept. of Defense denies Trump applied “external pressure.” All politics is personal. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/technology/amazon-jedi-dod-contract-trump.html

WALMART CANADA REMOVES COCAINE SANTA/X-RATED XMAS SWEATERS FROM ITS WEBSITE. “These sweaters…have no place on our website. We have removed these products…“ WMT didn’t notice

LOCAL MEDIA OFTEN PROMOTES BIG BOX STORES & IGNORES SMALL BUSINESS. This 2 min. spot on CBS Good Day in CA. tells shoppers to “look

IN MICHIGAN, RESPONSE TO DOLLAR GENERAL IS SIMILAR TO WALMART 25 YEARS AGO. “A dollar store might seem like a small thing to some people,

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EMPIRE FOR SALE: WALMART BAILS OUT ON 203,000 sf SUPERSTORE IN MIDTOWN MIAMI AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS & LAWSUIT FROM NEIGHBORS. https://therealdeal.com/miami/2019/09/27/controversial-former-walmart-site-in-midtown-miami-sells-for-26m/ Read more on

WALMART WORKER ARRESTED FOR OWING A PAYDAY LOAN: “handcuffed & marched down the main aisle in the Walmart in front of customers & co-workers.” Sanders/AOC

NPR AIRS STORY OF DEMISE OF 137 Y.O. FAMILY-OWNED DEPT. STORE IN W. MASS. “A few years ago, Greenfield residents managed to keep a Walmart

“AMAZON WORKERS CAN ONLY BE PROTECTED BY A UNION…Most Amazon customers are blissfully unaware of the appalling conditions behind their online shopping experience.” https://www.truthdig.com/articles/amazon-abuses-workers-and-the-climate-because-it-can/?amp&__twitter_impression=true Read

SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, MACY’S CEO QUITS, while same store sales are dropping. Flagship NYC store (below) was packed Nov

SEARS IS “DEAD MAN WALKING,” stores “grungy & understaffed, poorly stocked & losing vendors.” Even “selling its mannequins” for $30. Killed by its owners, &

EMPIRE FOR SALE: AFTER 2 YEARS OF SITTING EMPTY, 135,000 sf SAM’S CLUB SOLD TO CAR DEALER. 2 years ago Walmart closed 63 struggling Sam’s

MACABRE” XMAS ORNAMENTS WITH AUSCHWITZ IMAGES PULLED OFF OF AMAZON, like the entrance to the death camp (below). “Everything Store” makes every mistake. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/amazon-pulls-auschwitz-death-camp-ornaments-online-outrage/story?id=67431874 Read

2 AMAZON WAREHOUSES “BUILT WITH HEAVY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES” southeast of Baltimore, at sites of former GM (below)& Bethlehem Steel plants. AMZN workers “make less than

“BERNIE” SWEATSHIRT ON AMAZON (left) NOT MADE IN USA, FOR $28 + FREE SHIPPING. Bernie’s campaign sells similar item, Union printed in USA (right) for

DEATH BY AMAZON: 152 Y.O. HOME GOODS STORE IN MARYLAND BLAMES AMAZON FOR KILLING IT. “It’s put me out of business,” says owner, who laid

No retail worker in 2020 should have to work for less tgg hv an $15/hour. The people who help make the profits should share more

AFTER ALL THE GUN VIOLENCE AT WALMART, man tries to kiss women while shopping. At Walmart, it’s either one form of assault, or another. https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Janesville-Police-looking-for-man-who-tried-kissing-women-at-Walmart-565491391.html?ref=391

CONSUMERS BLAMED FOR SPEEDIER DELIVERIES. Amazon will spend $1.5 B this holiday season on 1 day deliveries. “Customers love two-day delivery. But they like one

91 Y.O. MAN ARRESTED FOR BLOCKING HOME DEPOT ENTRANCE WITH TRUCK. “The way those people at Home Depot treated me was a crime.” https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20191127/91-year-old-man-blockades-westerly-home-depot-over-generator-misfire Read

THERE ARE 29 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES (<500 WORKERS) IN THE US, WITH 56.8 M WORKERS. That’s 23 X more workers than the total of WMT,