October 2021

IN 2018, BLIND CUSTOMERS SUED WALMART charging “the company violates the ADA because its self-checkout kiosks are not fully accessible to blind customers.” Fed judge

KROGER INVADES NEW ENGLAND WITH ROBOTIC DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSES FOR ONLINE SAME-DAY DELIVERY. KR has no brick & mortar stores in N.E.—which is choking on grocery

AMZN’S GOAL IS NO LONGER TO HAVE ITS WORKERS IN THE OFFICE “AT LEAST 3 DAYS A WEEK.” Now it’s “we’re going to leave this

THIS WEK’S EPISODE OF SANDY ROSENTHAL’S PODCAST “BEAT THE BIG GUYS” SHARES A MIC WITH SPRAWL-BUSTERS. Here’s the You Tube link: Al Norman on Beat

WMT RECALLS BABY CEREAL WITH HIGH ARSENIC LEVELS & ALMOND FLOUR CRACKERS. “WMT pulled the baby cereal from all of its stores & from its

HEADLINES LIKE THIS DRIVE WALMART EXEC’s CRAZY—but crime is an everyday problem at WMT—the most dangerous place in America to shop! https://www.inquirer.com/crime/walmart-burlington-county-shooting-albert-williams-dione-williams-20211008.html Read more on

WALMART CANADA BEEFS UP: buying 1.5 M lbs of beef “sourced from certified sustainable producers… demonstrates the company’s commitment for the entire food-supply chain, from

WALMART’S “GOLOCAL” HOME DELIVERY SERVICE HAS ITS 1ST RETAIL CLIENT: HOME DEPOT. Delivery of HD products will be made in unmarked vans. Driver shortage is

ARVEST BANK, WHICH IS ALMOST ENTIRELY OWNED BY THE WALTONS, is selling 16 branches to other banks “to decrease its brick-and-mortar footprint…customers want advanced digital

“WHEN I LEAVE FOR WORK, I wonder if I’ll leave the job at the end of the day in my car, or in an ambulance.”

“CORPORATIONS LIKE AMAZON HAVE BECOME TOO BIG AND TOO POWERFUL. They’re hurting workers & small businesses, harming our environment, & threatening the future of our

HERE’S YOUR FIRST LOOK AT THE GREENFIELD BALLOT VOTERS WILL SEE ON NOV. 2. On the right side of your ballot is “Question 1.” You

DUMP YOUR FROSTED FLAKES!KELLOGG’S THREATENS TO SEND TONY THE TIGER TO MEXICO. 1,400 union workers are out on strike. Kellogg’s threatens “to send additional jobs

DEBT CEILING SHOULD BE ABOLISHED: “A recession caused by an arbitrary legal rule that spending cannot exceed (falling) taxes means that the budget would actually

AMZN’S “PERFECTFIT” FACEMASK 1 OF 10 FED. CONTEST WINNERS: all-day protection from viruses/pollution; comfortable as a cloth mask; reduces inhalation of aerosol droplets containing viruses

TARGET OFFERS WORKERS $2 HOLIDAY HRS. PAY HIKE. “This is just one more way of expressing our deep gratitude for your significant contributions.” Big box

AMZN WILL PAY YOU $1,000 “in the unlikely event a defective product sold through Amazon.com causes property damage or personal injury.” “Frivolous or abusive claims”

APPAREL SALES SHARES DOWN AT AMZN & WMT because shoppers emerging from Covid quarantine want “more stylish & trendier” clothes than either retailer offer. AMZN

IN 2002, THE DIRECTOR OF THE INITIATIVE & REFERENDUM INSTITUTE TOLD THE GREENFIELD RECORDER: “Lawmakers don’t like (citizen initiatives), citizens do like it. We should

BECAUSE OF WORLDWIDE CARGO SHIP BOTTLENECKS, WALMART & HOME DEPOT SHOULD MERGE. “This is a way to jazz up their brand.” WMT will never be

BARBEQUED JACKFRUIT? That’s one of the organic heat & eat delivered meals offered by WMT’s Sam’s Club for $11.80 per meal. In 3 minutes you

AMAZON’S DORKY NEW ROBOT—ONE MORE THING FOR YOU TO TRIP OVER: designed to help you with “a range of tasks like home monitoring & keeping

Scott County, IA The old meets the new. A new Amazon facility rises up behind this old house. Read more on Facebook

AFTER 53 YEARS, HOME DEPOT HAS DISCOVERED DIVERSITY! “Black workers are a rare find” in construction industry. HD Foundation will offer after-school “training opportunities for

FTC TOLD INDIE GROCERS GET SQUEEZED BY “POWERFUL BUYERS” LIKE WMT & AMZN, WHO IMPOSE “DISCRIMINATORY CONTRACT TERMS” ON SUPPLIERS, who give more favorable prices,

FED JUDGE WARNS WMT OF “FINANCIAL PERIL” from opioid lawsuits. If pharmacy owners “want to hemorrhage money trying cases all over the country, they have

SEEN AROUND GREENFIELD BEHIND THE DUNKIN’ ON FEDERAL STREET! Read more on Facebook

CA. PASSES NEW WAREHOUSE SAFETY LAW: prohibits companies from firing workers for failing to meet a quota if it interferes with their breaks or use

THIS GOES BEYOND PARTY POLITICS. This is about ensuring that the voters have a simple, fair process for taking an issue to the ballot. From