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August 2021

Home Depot Buys Former Sam’s Club Site for $26M

August 31, 2021

PA. DEVELOPER BUYS 135,268 SF DEAD SAM’S CLUB IN FL. FOR $17M, 6 months later flips it to Home Depot for $26 M. SAM’S closed

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SMALL TOWN IN VERMONT TRIES TO PRETEND BAD LAKESHORE WATER QUALITY has no impact…

August 31, 2021

SMALL TOWN IN VERMONT TRIES TO PRETEND BAD LAKESHORE WATER QUALITY has no impact on property values. That’s how “Muck Wars” began. https://www.wcax.com/2021/08/30/new-help-homeowners-facing-muck-problem-maquam-bay/ Read more

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Shop Indie Local – Support Independents – Choose Local First – AMIBA

August 30, 2021

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ALLIANCE invites independent business alliances, neighborhood associations, & local economy-minded business networks to join the Shop Indie Local movement, a year-round campaign

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Gmail

August 30, 2021

STOP & SHOP is offering customers who get a “GO Pass” FREE food delivery–but only on $100 orders or larger. “For orders under $100, you

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Over 235k defective hoverboards sold at Walmart, Amazon.com recalled for battery issues

August 29, 2021

235,000 HOVERBOARDS RECALLED BY WMT, AMZN: Razor’s Hovertrax 2.0 hoverboard has a “battery pack, which could overheat & start to smoke or cause a fire.”

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My Turn: Franklin County does not need a Lyft

August 29, 2021

ELDERLY/DISABLED TRANSIT IN MY COUNTY IS SO BROKEN: Medicaid requires a 3 day advance reservation for a medical appt—so same day MD visits are out.

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Shipt members can now choose their Preferred Shoppers

August 28, 2021

GROCERY DELIVERY COMPANY SHIPT, OWNED BY TARGET, NOW ALLOWS YOU TO CHOSE YOUR “PREFERRED SHOPPER” TO PICK YOUR ORDER. Shipt says “preferred shoppers” get higher

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Increased use of online grocery shopping ‘here to stay’

August 28, 2021

SURVEY SAYS 45% OF SHOPPERS WHO BUY GROCERIES ONLINE use home delivery. “Consumer’s reliance on e-commerce — are here to stay.” But this is an

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Where Will Walmart Stock (NYSE:WMT) Be In 10 Years? The Long-Term Outlook

August 27, 2021

“STORE OPENINGS ARE NOT A MEANINGFUL GROWTH DRIVER FOR WALMART.” The company built too many & too large brick & mortar stores, got pushed online

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Biden asks CEOs for help on cybersecurity: ‘We can’t meet this challenge alone’

August 27, 2021

BIDEN INVITES AMAZON, GOGGLE, APPLE CEOs TO HELP THE GOVT. WITH CYBERSECURITY, while at the same time the govt. is pursuing anti-trust investigations against the

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Biden asks CEOs for help on cybersecurity: ‘We can’t meet this challenge alone’

August 26, 2021

BIDEN INVITES AMAZON, GOGGLE, APPLE CEOs TO HELP THE GOVT. WITH CYBERSECURITY, while at the same time the govt. is pursuing anti-trust investigations against the

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Biden asks CEOs for help on cybersecurity: ‘We can’t meet this challenge alone’

August 26, 2021

BIDEN INVITES AMAZON, GOGGLE, APPLE CEOs TO HELP THE GOVT. WITH CYBERSECURITY, while at the same time the govt. is pursuing anti-trust investigations against the

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Walmart launches delivery business to connect other local retailers with consumers

August 26, 2021

WMT LAUNCHES “GO LOCAL” DELIVERY SERVICE THAT WILL GET PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL MERCHANTS to their customers—for an undisclosed fee—but not in branded vehicles like Prime

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NLRB Defends Ousted Home Depot Worker Who Wore ‘Black Lives Matter’ Logo

August 25, 2021

HOME DEPOT FIRES WORKER WHO WORE “BLM” ON HIS APRON to raise awareness of racial discrimination & harassment issues where he works. HD dress code

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Two people shot, seriously injured in Walmart bathroom

August 25, 2021

WALMART PARKING LOTS & BATHROOMS ARE EXCELLENT PLACES FOR DRUG DEALS & SHOOTOUTS. Be thankful if your town doesn’t have one. The most dangerous place

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Amazon expects to spend $120 billion at U.S. suppliers in 2021

August 24, 2021

AMZN WANTS YOU TO KNOW THEY LIKE TO SHOP TOO! They buy $120 B in goods from 200,000 US companies: equipment, supplies & services—to put

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BJ’s pays out $8 million in worker recognition bonuses

August 24, 2021

“LABOR CHALLENGES” PROMPT BJs to give full-time workers a $300 “1 time appreciation bonus”, $150 for pt-timers. Managers got undisclosed amt. “Labor pressure” has put

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Front yards in New England just don’t compare to this majesty in California (Ric…

August 23, 2021

Front yards in New England just don’t compare to this majesty in California (Richmond). Read more on Facebook

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Canadian Tire buys part of a shipping port in move to upgrade its supply chain – RetailWire

August 23, 2021

AMZN, WMT, CANADIAN TIRE ARE ALL BUILDING OR BUYING PORT CAPACITY to protect their supply chains, making it harder for other retailers to access goods.

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Win Two Seats on One of the FIRST Virgin Galactic Flights to Space

August 23, 2021

Win Two Seats on A Virgin Galactic Space Flight! “Live out your astronaut dreams…Experience weightlessness & awe-inspiring views of Earth.” Escape low wages, abject poverty

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Home Depot, Lowe’s share lumber crisis update

August 22, 2021

“COMPRESSED MARGINS” AT HOME DEPOT? Lumber prices doubled. Yet HD made $41 B in Q2 sales, & made $13 B in profits last year. Profiting

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The FTC has refiled its case against Facebook

August 22, 2021

FACEBOOK FACES NEW ANTITRUST LAWSUIT FROM THE FTC. FB “harms consumers by keeping them trapped in Facebook’s social media ecosystem, with fewer alternative apps.” FB

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Restaurant owners sue New York City over vaccine mandate

August 21, 2021

A GROUP OF RESTAURANTS ARE SUING NYC FOR ITS MASK MANDATE, saying their industry is being singled out. Do they realize dead people don’t eat

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WSJ News Exclusive | Amazon Plans to Open Large Retail Locations Akin to Department Stores

August 21, 2021

AMZN WILL OPEN A FEW 30,000 SF DEPARTMENT STORES IN OH & CA, selling its own brand of clothing, furniture, & electronics. More sprawl we

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Do downtown shopping districts need their own loyalty programs? – RetailWire

August 20, 2021

HAVE YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES CREATED A “SHOP DOWNTOWN” LOYALTY PROGRAM? Lots of local biz are organizing a stronger online presence. See Direct Global for more.

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CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978: CEOs were paid 351 times as much as a typical worker in 2020

August 20, 2021

TYPICAL WORKER COMPENSATION GREW 18% FROM 1978 to 2020. CEO pay rose 1,322%. CEOs make 351 x as much as typical workers. “The economy would

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Amazon Reportedly Outsold Walmart Last Year For The First Time

August 19, 2021

IN TERMS OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES, CHINA’S ALIBABA AT 1.2 T is bigger than combined sales at Amazon + Walmart of $1.17 T. Just a

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People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

August 19, 2021

AMZN NOW SELLS MORE THAN WMT: $610 B in annual sales for AMZN, 8% more than $566 B for WMT. Combined that’s $1.2 T not

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Aldi to add over 20,000 U.S. workers in hiring push

August 18, 2021

ALDI’S, ONE OF THE 2 GERMAN GROCERY STORES THAT INVADED AMERICA, now has 2,100 stores, 25 warehouses, in 37 states. Hiring 20,000 new workers at

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1 Stock That Turned $1,000 Into $16 Million | The Motley Fool

August 18, 2021

IN THE LAST DECADE, HOME DEPOT OPENED AN AVERAGE OF ONLY 5 NEW STORES PER YEAR, but raised sales per store. Sales soared 123% to

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Turlock Amazon center to open in 2022

August 17, 2021

“Who wouldn’t be thrilled to add Amazon’s name recognition to the top-tier companies that have chosen the Turlock Regional Industrial Park as home for multimillion

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Lawmakers ask Amazon what it plans to do with palm print biometric data – TechCrunch

August 17, 2021

LAWMAKERS SAY AMZN’S NEW PALM-ID SYSTEM “raises serious questions about plans for this data & its respect for user privacy…how AMZN may use the data

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Home Depot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over COBRA Rules | Top Class Actions

August 16, 2021

HD PAYS $816,000 TO SETTLE COBRA LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY WORKERS who say HD failed to give info they needed to continue health ins. after leaving

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Delta variant changing the mask equation for grocery retailers

August 16, 2021

64% IN SURVEY SAY GROCERY STORES SHOULD REQUIRE MASKS. People who said they “will probably not” wear masks in public indoor spaces has fallen to

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Home Depot’s (HD) New Distribution Centers to Meet Rising Demand

August 15, 2021

WMT COPIED AMZN, NOW HD IS COPYING WMT: “‘One Home Depot’ investment plan, focuses on expanding supply-chain facilities, technology investments & enhancement to the digital

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Bullets fly in Nashville Walmart parking lot

August 15, 2021

BULLETS FLY: THESE HEADLINES DRIVE TOP WALMART EXEC’S CRAZY—because WMT has become the most dangerous place in America to shop. Bullets fly in Nashville Walmart

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Redwood Train video near Santa Cruz CA., for children 3 and under.

August 14, 2021

Redwood Train video near Santa Cruz CA., for children 3 and under. [fb_vid id=”3062004094019420″] Read more on Facebook

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The Home Depot Creates Nearly 500 New Jobs in Baltimore with New Distribution Centers

August 14, 2021

HOME DEPOT’S GOAL IS TO OFFER “SAME DAY & NEXT DAY DELIVERY TO 90% OF THE U.S. POPULATION.” Building 150 new huge warehouses, just to

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Ben & Jerry’s gives Unilever an ice cream headache

August 14, 2021

BEN & JERRY’S REFUSAL TO SELL ICE CREAM IN ISRAELI- OCCUPIED TERRITORIES creates chilly relationship with its owner, Unilever. Does the Israeli Prime Minister control

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India top court says antitrust probe of Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart should continue

August 13, 2021

IF WALMART & AMAZON THOUGHT THEIR POLITICAL ANTITRUST PROBLEMS IN INDIA WERE OVER, the Indian Supreme Court shows its only just begun. India top court

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Get Walmart gift cards with your vaccine in Murray County

August 13, 2021

THE MURRAY COUNTY, GA. HEALTH DEPT. IS GIVING PEOPLE WHO GET VAXXED A $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO WALMART for each dose, which is why Georgia

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Walmart Skirts Tough Questions About Security Practices Before 2019 Mass Shooting in El Paso

August 12, 2021

FAMILIES OF THE 23 VICTIMS OF THE 2019 EL PASO WMT MASS MURDERS want WMT to reveal crime & security issues at other WMT stores.

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Shoplifting suspect fatally shot after exchanging gunfire with deputies outside of Walmart in Spring, authorities say

August 12, 2021

SHOPLIFTING, TEXAS STYLE: “Chaos erupted” outside of a Texas Walmart. Shoplifting suspect fatally shot by police. Instant death penalty for minor property crime. Shoplifting suspect

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FRCOG seeks to bring Lyft to aid partner groups; Would supplement existing FRTA services

August 11, 2021

OUR MA ATTORNEY GENERAL IS SUING LYFT FOR VIOLATING STATE EMPLOYMENT LAWS & EXPLOITING DRIVERS, while our Regional Council of Governments plans to give Lyft

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SOS: 95-year-old no longer hung out to dry

August 11, 2021

IT TOOK PUBLIC SHAMING FOR HOME DEPOT TO HELP A 95 Y.O. with a new, damaged dryer. “We want all of our customers to have

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Amazon Faces Wider Fight Over Labor Practices

August 11, 2021

NLRB HEARING OFFICER says AMZN’s conduct during an Alabama warehouse union organizing campaign “precluded a fair vote.” Unions are stepping up their efforts to win

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Amazon Wins Court Battle in India Against a Local Powerhouse

August 10, 2021

AMZN WINS A TEMPORARY VICTORY IN INDIA, whose Supreme Court blocked the richest man in India from buying a supermarket chain AMZN covets. But AMZN

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Walmart to offer bonuses to keep warehouse workers on the job through the holidays

August 10, 2021

WMT FOUGHT UNIONIZATION, BUT NOW HAS TO GIVE WAREHOUSE WORKERS WEEKLY BONUSES to keep them from quitting. If these workers had a union, they’d get

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www.amazon.com

August 9, 2021

STARTING AUG 30, AMZN WHOLE FOODS WILL CHARGE A $9.95 “SERVICE FEE” FOR 2 HOUR GROCERY HOME DELIVERY in Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Providence, Portland &

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Home Depot Updates Mask Policy, Urges Vaccinations for Associates

August 9, 2021

HOME DEPOT IS REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYEES & VENDORS TO WEAR MASKS, but says: “We’ll ask customers to wear masks while in our stores & continue

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