November 2020

AMAZON TAKES TOO MUCH & GIVES BACK TOO LITTLE.” Group called “Make Amazon Pay” demands better working conditions, right to form unions, sustainable climate policy,

PATHETIC TO SEE WALMART CALLING ITS STORES “FULFILLMENT CENTERS.” “Our Merchants have pulled together our biggest and best Cyber Monday…we’ve staffed up in our fulfillment

CNN & OTHER NEWS OUTLETS PUBLISH “NEWS” ARTICLES PROMOTING “DEALS” AT STORES LIKE WALMART, but “CNN News staff is not involved” in writing these promos,

IN 2016, NY TIMES BOUGHT WIRECUTTER, promoting retail products as “news.”“Whatever sort of thing you need—we make shopping for it easy by telling you the

SMALL RETAILERS TAKE ON GIANT RETAILERS BY PIVOTING ONLINE. “If you want it and it’s local, you can order it. We will take care of

SEC ISSUES RULES FOR GIG WORKERS, “enabling companies to issue stock to gig employees as a form of compensation,” helping them “ build longer-term investments.”

BOARD OF APPEALS IN UNITY, ME. SENDS DUNKIN DONUTS PLAN BACK TO PLANNING BOARD because “there are some questions that need to be addressed.” Like

WHY IS HOME DEPOT HIDING ITS WAGES? HD says it’s investing $1 billion in its workers, but “declined to share specifics on how much the

ONLY ONE TURKEY IN THIS PHOTO DESERVES A PARDON TO SAVE HIS LIFE. Read more on Facebook

GROCERY IN TORONTO GIVES ONLINE SHOPPERS A VIRTUAL 3-D VIEW OF THEIR STORE AS THEY WALK IT. Makes product selection so simple. Why aren’t the

AMAZON HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF PACKAGE DELIVERY OPTIONS DESIGNED TO KEEP GIFTS A “SPOILER-FREE SECRET,” but most are really designed to save Amazon “last

“LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE NOT LED TO A REBOUND OF SPENDING…at the businesses that lost the most revenue…providing & extending targeted assistance to low-income

AMAZON BOUGHT “100 M MASKS & 93 M SANITIZING SPRAYS AND WIPES…TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE. “ It’s their “ #1 priority.” But their REAL

WALMART USING DRONES TO DELIVER COVID 19-TEST KITS for people living within 1 mile of WMT test sites. We will regret when WMT starts dropping

TRUMP SLAMS DOOR ON SENIORS/DISABLED ON HIS WAY OUT OF OFFICE, requiring millions of people on SSI & SSDI to re-prove their eligibility every six

MORE FOOD IN FEWER HANDS: Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize, which owns 2,000 U.S. stores on the East coast incl. Stop & Shop, Giant Food, Giant/Martin’s, Food

GAO STUDY SHOWS WALMART & MCDONALDS HAVE MOST WORKERS ON GOVT. SUBSIDIES LIKE FOOD STAMPS & MEDICAID. Bernie Sanders, who commissioned the report, has called

HOME DEPOT NET EARNINGS IN Q3 rose 21% to $3.4 B. HD says it’s transitioning from one-time bonuses for hourly workers, to “permanent compensation enhancements”worth

WMT MUM ON HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THE WALMART + MEMBERSHIP PLAN. “It’s really early on. We just launched this …so we don’t have

FLORIDA’S NEW MIN WAGE TAKES 6 YEARS TO REACH $15–from $10 in 2021, adding $1 each year. Workers need $15 NOW! https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/934476124/florida-just-passed-a-15-minimum-wage-is-the-time-right-for-a-big-nationwide-hik Read more on

WALMART CONGRATULATES BIDEN in earnings call: “I want to wrap up by saying congratulations to President-elect Biden. We look forward to working with the administration

WMT CEO: “We want to do more than slow down the damage to our planet. We want to reverse that process & actually add back

WMT INTERNATIONAL CEO: “Our priority markets are clear— India, China, Mexico & Canada…We’ve recently announced the sale of our businesses in the U.K., Argentina &

WMT CEO LAUDS WORKERS: “As this challenging moment in history continues, we’ve seen the best in our associates. They keep showing up & stepping up.”

MONEY SPENT LOCALLY recirculates in the local economy at a higher rate than money you spend on the online giants liKe Amazon and Walmart. Make

AMAZON OPENS ONLINE PHARMACY IN 45 STATES. Doctors can call AMZN to order meds online. Prime members get 2-day delivery free, 5-day delivery for others.

WALMART PROFITS SOAR AS COVID 19 CASES SOAR: A FINANCIAL WINDFALL FOR THE MEGA-BILLIONAIRE WALTONS. BUT WMT STILL DOESN’T PAY ITS WORKERS $15/HR, just one-shot

SEIYU LATER, WALMART. After 12 year total ownership of Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu, WMT sold 85% interest for $1B. WMT invested >$1 B in Seiyu

AMAZON MARKETS “CARE HUB” TO HELP ELDERS AGE IN PLACE. “Alexa has become a companion for them… a new, easy way to check in on

DUE TO THE SURGE IN CORONA CASES, WMT IS LIMITING SHOPPERS TO 5 PER 1,000 SF. A 125,000 sf superstore can have 625 shoppers at

AMAZON RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FREE 1 HOUR GROCERY PICK UP FOR PRIME MEMBER ORDERS > $35 AT ALL WHOLE FOODS. Now they’re offering free Key in-garage

AFTER BEING REJECTED BY THE DEERFIELD, MA PLANNING BOARD, DOLLAR GENERAL APPEALS TO THE ZBA and gets a warm reception. The town has a 4,000

WILL TRUMP ALLOW ORACLE & WALMART TO INVEST IN TIK TOK? The deadline to ban Tik Tok Nov. 12 was blocked by the courts. India

AMAZON ACCUSED OF BREAKING ANTITRUST RULES IN EUROPE. “Data of 3rd-party sellers should not be used to the benefit of Amazon…as a competitor to these

WALMART PET CARE NOW SELLING PET INSURANCE. My 3 year old mixed breed cat would cost $242/yr. + a $350 deductible. Walmart insurance. I wouldn’t

WALMART’S GOING TO THE DOGS. 90 M OF ITS CUSTOMERS HAVE DOGS. You’d be Goofy not to hire a local dog-sitter instead of Walmart’s pet

WALMART CASHIERS STILL LOOKING FOR A SEAT. They won a $65 M lawsuit in 2019, but Walmart failed to provide cashiers with seats. Walmart “never

INFO TECH SECURITY WORKERS AT BIG COMPANIES LIKE WORKING AT HOME—& WANT TO KEEP DOING IT AFTER COVID IS GONE. 50% of IT workers surveyed

DOLLAR GENERAL REFUSES TO TAKE ‘NO’ FROM SMALL MA. TOWN. 10 years ago Deerfield voted to cap the size of retail buildings at 4,000 sf.

AMAZON ADDS 138 ACRES NEAR FT. WAYNE IN. AIRPORT TO BUILD 629,186 SF WAREHOUSE, 2 miles from its 150,000 sf delivery station. County officials expect

AMAZON FLEX DRIVERS EARN PERKS BASED ON RATINGS. “If you have a ‘Fantastic’ standing, you earn three points per delivery and 30 per block.” Hamsters

NOW THAT GIG DRIVERS FOR UBER, LYFT, DOORDASH & INSTACART CAN’T BE TREATED AS EMPLOYEES, it’s time to pass the federal GIG IS UP ACT.

VERMONT OFFICIALS SAY WALMART HAS NOT YET APPLIED FOR THE STATE’S HAZARD PAY PROGRAM, which gives bonuses of $1,200 or $2,000 to frontline retail workers.

SINCE 1980, REPUBLICANS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DANGER OF A LARGE VOTER TURNOUT: “I don’t want everybody to vote,” Paul Weyrich, conservative activist said. “As

I AM PROUD TODAY TO FLY THIS OLD FLAG, WITH ITS 48 STARS, IN HONOR OF ALL WHO WORKED TO OVERCOME MENDACITY, RACISM, HATRED OF

MARCH 30, 2020: “[Democrats] had….levels of voting that if you’d ever agreed to it, you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.” Trump

WALMART EXITS ARGENTINA WITH A $1 B LOSS. A long string of International failures: Germany, So.Korea, Brazil, Japan, Britain & Argentina. Forbes says WMT is