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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 &

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

BECAUSE CONGRESS DIDN’T WANT TO HIKE TAXES ON WEALTHY CORPORATIONS, the infrastructure bill cuts $35.6 B from SBA grants to small biz. Protect big biz

IN A SURVEY OF BEER, WINE & SPIRITS BUYERS, INDIE LIQUOR STORES ranked 2nd, right behind WMT, because of the “power of localization & trust

NOT ONLY DOES JEFF BEZOS PAY NO INCOME TAXES, his company gorges on billions in welfare subsidies from local warehouse projects. But here’s how we

BJ’s WHOLESALE CLUB FILES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE, yet 7 years ago BJ’s boasted it had partnered with Keurig to offer K-Cup

WALMART CUSTOMER SATISFACTION “scores worse than the industry average, & has the third-worst average score among retailers… service quality remains a serious issue. The company

GUNFIGHT IN SALEM, OR. HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT: 64 y.o. woman killed by car. More crime. More violence, at Home Depot. Silverton man charged in

AMZN ADDS FREE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING BENEFIT for its 950,000 U.S. workers, perhaps in response to stereotype that “you have to be crazy to work

AMZN HAS 402 M SF OF WAREHOUSES, wants to +176 M SF, or 517 new warehouses. That’s 1.8 sf for every man, woman & child

I AM AMAZED THAT FAST FOOD WORKERS STAY ON THE JOB FOR LOUSY WAGES & RISK COVID EXPOSURE. The brave ones quit! This photo says

AMZN STOCK PLUNGES: “the impact of people getting vaccinated & getting out in the world, not only shopping offline, but also living life & getting

CHINA & VIETNAM ACCUSED OF DUMPING GOVT. -SUBSIDIZED FURNITURE IN CANADA. 300% tariff “is so high that the retailers…have to pass it on,” says Retail

AMZN WILL FIGHT $887 M FINE FOR VIOLATING EU General Data Protection Regulation, which “seeks to rein in how digital platforms use consumer data &

NEW WMT PARTNERSHIP WITH ADOBE SHAMELESSLY COPIES AMZN, allows small merchants “to list items through Walmart’s Marketplace, leverage its two-day fulfillment network and access in-store

WMT WORKERS REQUIRED AGAIN TO WEAR MASKS, 11 weeks after they didn’t have to. In high-risk counties only. Workers will get $150 to get the

12 YEARS AFTER HOME DEPOT SHUT DOWN IN THE ST. JOHN’S NEIGHBORHOOD OF AUSTIN, TX, the city is still trying to figure out what to

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