July 2021

FDA WARNS AMZN TO STOP ALLOWING 3RD PARTIES TO SELL ON ITS WEBSITE SEXUAL ENHANCEMENT DRUGS. FDA wants a correction plan within 15 days. Been

BILLIONAIRE KEN LANGONE, AN ORIGINAL HOME DEPOT INVESTOR, knows venture capital, but is clueless about Social Security. Eliz. Warren explains why he gets a Social

WALMART IS STILL # 1 ON THE NEW FORTUNE 500 LIST—but “Walmart had better watch out.” AMZN had 38% revenue growth. “A company this big

IN A NEW J.D. POWER SURVEY ON BIG BOX PHARMACY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, WMT “turned in a below-average score in the mass merchant pharmacy segment.” Bitter

DISNEY IS SHUTTING ALL 18 OF ITS BRICK & MORTAR MALL STORES IN CANADA. 92 year old Mickey Mouse will be online only. Covid killed

USA TODAY GETS COMMISSIONS FOR TELLING YOU THE “BEST DEALS”you can get on AMZN. Another way Big Media hurts small merchants. The 5 best Amazon

WMT’S FREE COLLEGE TUITION PROGRAM FOR WORKERS IS A FARCE: “They are far more targeted & self-interested than the traditional tuition reimbursement programs, where you

AFTER 11 YEARS, 42,000 AMZN WAREHOUSE WORKERS won a $13.5 M multi-state lawsuit that will pay them for time spent in mandatory security checks— done

61 YEAR OLD CALIFORNIA MAN GETS 77 MONTH JAIL TERM for selling nearly $3,000 worth of heroin to a DEA agent inside a Home Depot.

A JURY FINED WMT $125 M for firing a 16 year veteran with Down Syndrome. The WI. Judge capped the fine at $300 K. WMT

WMT HAS APOLOGIZED TO CUSTOMERS for charging a sales tax on groceries it delivered to residents in New Mexico—a state which does not tax food

HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES AT AMAZON WEB SERVICES file petition charging “systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying & bias against women & under-represented groups…(a) culture of…fear of retribution

GROCERY DELIVERY WARS: ONLINE SALES ARE FALLING—but WMT handles “48% of grocery delivery sales & Instacart handles 45%.” AMZN (not in the survey) forced others

THE “CONDUCT OF AMAZON before the [Competition] Commission [of India]amounts to…making false statement & suppression or/and concealment of material facts.” AMZN is wrestling with the

COSTCO HAS HIRED UBER/UBER EATS TO MAKE SAME DAY GROCERY DELIVERIES at 32 clubs in Texas. Costco already uses Instacart for the same service in

DRUG DISTRIBUTORS HAVE REACHED A $26B opioid settlement, but WMT still faces liability, because 6 months ago a Fed. judge dismissed WMT’s lawsuit seeking to

IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR SENSE OF TASTE, try Walmart’s Winemaker’s Selection Reserve, “five new premium wine varietals from some of the world’s prominent growing

CITIZENS OF SOUTHWICK, MA HAVE WRECKED CARVANA’S ATTEMPT TO BUILD A 200,000 SF WAREHOUSE to sell used cars online throughout New England. “Carvana is not

“MY PILLOW”GUY HAS BEEN DROPPED BY COSTCO & KROGER. That’s what happens when you get into bed with DJ Trump. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says

EEOC data shows “White employees at FB, GOOG, AMZN, APPL & MSFT are 5x as likely to be executives as their Hispanic colleagues & 7x

[DLBN] WHEN PEOPLE MAG. PRINTS A “10 BEST DEALS AT WMT” STORY, they “may receive compensation for some links to products & services.” They don’t

WHEN PEOPLE MAG. PRINTS A “10 BEST DEALS AT WMT” STORY, they “may receive compensation for some links to products & services.” They don’t do

THIEVES LOAD UP SHOPPING CARTS…& walk right out the door….Police officials say due to staffing levels, it is not feasible to dedicate an officer to

AMZN SAYS BIDEN’S HEAD OF FTC “has already made up her mind about…AMZN’S antitrust culpability… that AMZN is guilty of antitrust violations & should be

TOMORROW BEZOS CONTINUES “BILLIONAIRES LAUNCH” INTO SPACE. The more rich people who move into deep space, “step by step,” the better for the rest of

WISCONSIN JURY AWARDS WMT EMPLOYEE WITH DOWN SYNDROME $125 M. “Disability discrimination is unacceptable in our nation’s workplaces” says EEOC. This is how WMT treats

HALF OF U.S. EMPLOYERS REQUIRE SOME OF THEIR WORKERS TO SIGN NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS which ban workers from going to work for, or starting a competing

COSTCO WANTS TO BE THE 57th LIQUOR STORE IN LITTLE ROCK, bypassing state law that bars general merchandise stores from also selling liquor— by setting

AMAZON SELLS PJ’S THAT CATCH FIRE, HAIR DRYERS THAT CAN ELECTROCUTE YOU. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is suing them for hazardous products sold

RETAIL SALES IN CANADA ARE UP FROM LAST YEAR. But the “last mile” discussion in urban areas is now about “the last 10 feet –

LOWE’S LOSES A PROPERTY TAX APPEALS CASE IN WI. An Appeals Court rejects the concept that big box stores should be valued as if they

SEVERAL YEARS BACK, LOWE’S TRIED TO GET A $39 M PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT for a 1.5 M sf warehouse in OR. Lowe’s withdrew their appeal,

WALMART IS GOING TO “HELP GIRLS FEEL MORE CONFIDENT.” How? By selling them “cutting edge tween apparel!” This is the worst kind of back to

AMZN IS SPENDING $10 B to launch 3,236 satellites into orbit—half of them by 2026, providing internet to “unserved & underserved communities around the world.”

COSTCO CRUSHES WMT IN CANADA: it has $26.7 B in sales vs. WMT’s $24 B. WMT has 411 stores, COST only 100. WMT has 97,179

IN 2018, 10 BIGGEST RETAILERS IN CANADA CONTROLLED 48% OF RETAIL SALES, up from 43% in 2014. 4 of these giant retailers are American. “A

AMZN SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING: Echo devices will have “radar-based sleep tracking devices” to sell it as a “valuable health tool.” Echo finally finds

70 Y.O. WOMAN “PUNCHED MULTIPLE TIMES” in the head by a WMT cashier. “I’m never walking into WMT again, that’s for sure, but we shouldn’t

WMT SETTLES PRICE-GOUGING SUIT FOR $9,000, for charging “unconscionably excessive” prices to consumers for disinfecting wipes during the pandemic in S.L.O. County, CA. Anything for

VIRGIN AIRLINES CEO BRANSON BLASTS INTO SUBORBITAL SPACE TODAY!Any chance he can pack in Bezos and WMT CEO as well? Great chance for Earth to

FULFILLMENT SPRAWL: it’s bigger & badder than anything WMT ever built. Demand for AMZN-like warehouses “is the hottest it’s ever been.” All so retailers “can

AMZN UNVEILS PROPOSED “COMMUNITY PARK” on its HQ2 Virginia campus: “a green, walkable, safe, & enjoyable community park” for workers & the public. Just like

AS A GOING AWAY PRESENT TO JEFF BEZOS, the Pentagon cancelled its $10 B JEDI cloud contract, which it awarded to Microsoft. AMZN sued, now

RETAILERS WITH THE MOST STORES? Hint: WMT is #7 on the list. The top 5 chains alone have 66,728 stores! Way too much sprawl! https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/top-50-retailers-store-count?NL=SN-02&Issue=SN-02_20210708_SN-02_107&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG06000001744798&utm_campaign=46697&utm_medium=email&elq2=d6468542eb714d4886838f7b47e2646c

MISSISSIPPI BURNING: Crime Stoppers is offering $10,000 for the arrests of arsonists who set fires in WMT stores in Gulfport,Biloxi and Mobile, Alabama. WMT: the

3 YEARS AGO WMT GOT A PATENT to use audio surveillance to measure worker performance, and eavesdrop on their conversations. A warehouse worker has sued