THEY DON’T CALL THEM WAREHOUSES—FOR A REASON. “Fullfilment Centers” are dangerous, stressful places to work. This 21 minute video from John Oliver will make you
17,000 UNION WORKERS IN CHILE SHUT DOWN 124 WALMARTS OVER ROBOTS. Walmart says its push to more automation at its stores “isn’t Walmart’s idea.” Robot
PLAYWRIGHT WINTER MILLER TALKS ABOUT HER NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY, “NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN,” about two journalists imprisoned somewhere. THE PLOT podcast with host Sean Douglass:
TRUMP NOMINATES WALMART EXEC TO FEDERAL JUDGESHIP. Lee Rudofsky is a WMT senior director for global “anti-corruption” compliance. 3 weeks ago WMT paid $282 M
AS MANY AS 1,000 WALMART PHARMACISTS AND TECHS JUST LOST THEIR JOBS. One 20 year employee got 10 minutes notice.No Union—no job protection. https://www.drugtopics.com/latest/walmart-layoffs-impact-senior-staff Read
TARGET NOW HAS 100 SMALL FORMAT STORES, INCLUDING 23 ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. After decades of building huge, inefficient superstores, Target’s best sales per sf is
FRENCH KING, OR BURGER KING? Wed, July 9th at 6:30 pm, at GHS in Greenfield,MA: Public Hearing On Citizen Referendum rewrite. Come tell the City
FRENCH KING, OR BURGER KING? Wed, July 9th at 6:30 pm, at GHS in Greenfield,MA: Public Hearing On Citizen Referendum rewrite. Come tell the City
TRUMP WANTS AMERICANS TO BELIEVE HIS TARIFFS ARE HURTING CHINA’S ECONOMY, WHILE WALMART CRANKS UP ITS DISTRIBUTION CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE TO BOOST SALES IN CHINA: “Walmart
PRIME DAY IS STRIKE DAY AT AMAZON. At one MN. warehouse workers say “wages are still too low and the pressure on workers to produce
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FIND A DEAD BODY AT HOME DEPOT? Police In Wyoming, MI found a dead body in a car parked
AMAZON DOPE? The Everything Store “will enter the U.S. marijuana market as soon as federal legalization occurs…carrying cannabis products at its Whole Foods stores…available for
MY FAVORITE PLAYWRIGHT IS PRODUCING, DIRECTING & WRITING HER NEW OFF BROADWAY PLAY: “NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/arts/the-week-in-arts-the-music-of-birdsong-captives-onstage-and-a-poet-in-love.html Read more on Facebook
WALMART’S EFFORTS TO USE ITS STORES TO DOUBLE AS “FULFILLMENT CENTERS” IS NOT COMPETING WITH AMAZON’S WAREHOUSE NETWORK. Walmart needs “dozens more e-commerce warehouses and
ON 25th BIRTHDAY, AMAZON ASKS FCC TO PERMIT 3,236 satellites in low orbit to sell broadband around the globe. Elon Musk’s Space X already has
AFTER AMAZON INVESTS NEARLY $600 M IN DELIVEROO TWO MONTHS AGO, BRITS NOW TELL THEM TO STOP. Competition Authority fears AMZN will take over the
WALMART, TARGET AND BEST BUY WANT FTC TO INVESTIGATE AMZN, FB, GOOGLE & APPLE IMPACT ON COMPETITION, DATA COLLECTION. Walmart should be on the list
DON’T ENCOURAGE TARGET’S “CREATED HOLIDAYS,” IMITATING AMAZON. Shop local on “Deal Days” and close down your smart phone. https://wsbt.com/news/business/target-creating-its-own-version-of-prime-day-with-deal-days-on-june-15-16 Read more on Facebook
HOW A HOME CARE SYSTEM FAILURE LEFT ONE SENIOR IN A TWILIGHT ZONE OF PERMANENT HOSPITAL CARE INSTEAD OF HOME: Where In The World Is
DESPITE ITS “MADE IN AMERICA” FACADE, WALMART IS INVESTING BILLIONS IN CHINA. “The return from Walmart’s increasing investment in China is not worth the risk
WALMART’S “EYE-POPPING” ONLINE LOSSES: 3 years ago, Walmart bought the e-commerce shopping platform Jet.com. Report says WMT projects losses of at least $1 billion in
CONSUMERS WARNED TO THROW OUT WALMART GROCERY PRODUCE from a Minnesota superstore. Two chemicals in the pool section got mixed together, creating smoke, causing potential
IMAGINE BUYING A HOME IN A NEW “TOWN CENTER” IN SUBURBAN D.C. AND YOUR NEIGHBOR TURNS OUT TO BE A 70 FOOT TALL, 700,000 SF
COCAINE DEAL BUSTED IN VIRGINIA BEACH WALMART PARKING LOT: 3 men were exchanging 22 pounds of cocaine worth $280,000. Walmart: the most dangerous place in
RITE AID PARTNERS WITH AMAZON TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO PICK UP AMZN PACKAGES AT RITE AID STORES. AMAZON SAYS “thousands of additional (‘local business’) locations
CO-FOUNDER OF HOME DEPOT PLEDGES SUPPORT TO DONALD TRUMP IN 2020. “Trump sucks at communication,” admits 90 y.o. Bernie Marcus, but billionaires need to stick
IVANKA SAYS STEPPING INTO NORTH KOREA WAS “SURREAL,” kind of like the feeling millions of Americans have when they see her father stepping into the
1. “SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING AGAINST MASSIVE CORPORATIONS, the crisis of unchecked corporate consolidation. Small businesses are being pushed out or swallowed up at a
2. “OUR ANTI-TRUST AGENCIES HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON ONE THING: whether consolidations or mergers are good for low consumer prices…Its getting harder to start a
UNDER PRESSURE FROM LABOR RIGHTS GROUPS, COSTCO PROMISES TO STOP ORDERING MELONS FROM HONDURAN-BASED FYFFES FRUIT CO. an Irish company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo.
REPORT: FEDS SHOULD BREAK UP WALMART’S GROCERY MONOPOLY: “the FTC should review the 203 markets in which WMT controls 50% or more of grocery sales
AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS GET FREE TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT JULY 10TH, in advance of “Prime Days” July 15 & 16. So Walmart, eBay & Target are
AMAZON GO’S FIRST STORE IN MANHATTAN IS SO RETRO! YOU CAN ACTUALLY PAY IN CASH! A human worker scans you in, and cashes you out!
WALMART CASHES IN ON FEDERAL FOOD STAMP SUBSIDIES. The Feds allowed WMT to use SNAP cards for online grocery shopping. Small grocers were not allowed
Midwest farmers are realizing g climate change is slithering their crop yields of soybeans, corn and wheat. This will impact harvests and the cost of
DEVELOPER STARTS CLEARING LAND FOR 1 MILLION SF AMAZON WAREHOUSE IN UPSTATE NY EVEN THOUGH CITIZENS HAVE APPEALED. On top of property tax breaks, county
WALMART LITIGATION IN GREENFIELD, MA. ENTERS APPEAL PHASE. In a lawsuit that began in 2011, 7 homeowners have challenged a single judge ruling that allows
BANK OF AMERICA & BANK OF NY MELLON WITHDRAW EVICTION CASE AGAINST 74 Y.O. WESTERN MASS. MAN. Predatory loan by Countrywide Loans should never have
HERE’S A LIST OF AMAZON’S FULFILLMENT CENTERS (WAREHOUSES) & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN THE US. Top 5 states: CA (25), followed by TX (15), PA (14),
2. LIST OF AMAZON’S DISTRIBUTION/SORTATION/WAREHOUSE NETWORK OF 842 FACILITIES, 223 M SF OF SPACE IN AMERICA AND 21 NATIONS: http://www.mwpvl.com/html/amazon_com.html Read more on Facebook
AMAZON BY FAR THE FAVORITE OF E-COMMERCE SHOPPERS NOW & IN THE FUTURE. “78% of US digital shoppers consider Amazon their favorite place to buy
WALMART, TARGET, WHOLE FOODS, SOLD BOTTLED WATER WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ARSENIC, enviro group says. Starkey Water at Whole Foods, and Penafiel at Target, which
LOOKING TO BUY “TRASHY, SHODDY” PRODUCTS DIRECTLY FROM “SHADY MERCHANTS” IN CHINA? You laugh, but this e-commerce model made one immigrant entrepreneur a billionaire. But
FRICTIONLESS SHOPPING: “As ecommerce has taken off, human interactions have been stripped away from the shopping experience. Shoppers want the convenience of online shopping—on-demand delivery
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.