HOME DEPOT BODY COUNT: Yes, Walmart is the King of Crime, but on occasion there are violent incidents at other Big Box stores, like this
The media are all saying it: “WALMART IS BUILDING FEWER BIG STORES.” A Sprawl-Busters victory worth waiting for: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/sns-bc-us–earns-walmart-20180517-story.html Read more on Facebook
TRUMP TWEETED THAT AMAZON IS “PUTTING MANY THOUSANDS OF RETAILER’S OUT OF BUSINESS.” Has he heard of an Arkansas company named Walmart? https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/05/donald-trump-amazon-postal-service Read more
WALMART PROFITS IN THE LAST QUARTER FELL 30%, WHILE AMAZON PROFITS DOUBLED. Walmart is trying to be the cheap Chinese merchant while also attract higher
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I READ THIS, IT’S A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE SPRAWL-BUSTERS MOVEMENT: “Walmart isn’t building stores anymore.” http://money.cnn.com/2018r/05/17/news/companies/walmart-stock-jet-amazon/index.html Read more on
WALMART SAYS IT DOESN’T WANT TO TURN INTO A KMART. They think young shoppers will buy their online apparel—but when young people look at Walmart,
AMAZON CALLS SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL “HOSTILE TOWARDS LARGE BUSINESSES” FOR PASSING A $275 PER WORKER TAX on companies with more than $20 M in revenue.
WALMART BODY COUNT: there are people who wait to do nasty things to each other until they get to Walmart—and then the Devil busts out:
JP MORGAN PREDICTS AMAZON SALES IN THE U.S.WILL CATCH UP TO WALMART IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS: https://www.cnbc.com Read more on Facebook
200,000 HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEES HAVE FILED A $140 M ERISA LAWSUIT THAT HD INVESTED IN UNDERPERFORMING FUNDS, CHARGED UNREASONABLE FEES, IGNORED A KICKBACK SCHEME, AND
AMAZON NOT HAPPY WITH PROPOSED SEATTLE EMPLOYER HEAD TAX FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. City bill would affect only 480 wealthy companies with s $500 per employee
WALMART’S “SCAN AND GO” EXPERIMENT A FAILURE. Customers didn’t take to it. Preferred a real cashier to check them out. WMT now trying “check out
Walmart has filed for a patent that would allow a self driving vehicle to get access to secure space on your property to leave you
WALMART WORKER GROUP WINS RIGHT TO WEAR UNION INSIGNIA ON CLOTHES AND TO HOLD PEACEFUL PROTESTS After years of protesting, the group OUR Walmart has
Greenfield voters: sign the ballot petitions for Single Payer Health & to overturn Citizens United. Call 413-834-4284 Read more on Facebook
THE SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE BALLOT QUESTION IS NOW READY TO SIGN! if you live in Rep Paul Mark’s or Steve Kulik’s District you can
AMAZON IS RIGHT ON FLIPKART’S TAIL—SO WALMART’S INVESTMENT IS NO SURE THING. In 2017, FlipKart had 35,7% of India’s ecommerce sales, compared to nearly 40%
HERE’S THE REAL WINNER OF THE WALMART DEAL WITH THE INDIAN E-COMMERCE RETAILER FLIPKART. A little known Japanese company named SoftBank which invested in FlupKart
AMAZON PROTESTS PROPOSED PAYROLL TAX IN SEATTLE BY HALTING CONSTRUCTION ON ITS LATEST SKYSCRAPER. Tax would only affect companies making $20 M in profits, and
FORBES THINKS IT KNOWS WHY WALMART FAILED IN GERMANY, KOREA, BRAZIL AND EBGLAND: these countries didn’t have enough space to fit alAmerican merchandise. Or maybe
HOME DEPOT ASKS ITS SUPPLIERS TO DROP 9 CHEMICALS FROM ITS HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS. Trying to clean up its image, Home Depot last year got a
WANT 10% OFF WHOLE FOODS PRICES? Just join Amazon Prime for $119 a year. You’d have to buy $1,190 worth of food just to make
THE MEDIA IS OBSESSED WITH WHICH GIANT WILL WIN CONTROL OVER INDIAN E-COMMERCE. Walmart has made a bid, Amazon has made a bid. Both are
I SWEAR THIS ARTICLE WAS DICTATED BY WALMART. ITS A TOTAL PUFF PIECE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. This company has a supply chain that uses dirty ships
WALMART’S INTERNATIONAL SALES HAVE STALLED 12 years ago Walmart bailed out of Germany and South Korea. Since 2015 international sales have fallen by -13%. Now
AMERICA WAS NEVER WHITE. WE HAD TO DESTROY THE NATIVE AMERICANS, IMPORT BLACK AFRICANS, EXPLOIT LATINOS, AND SEGREGATE ASIANS. WHY WOULD ANYONE WANTVTO DO THATVAGAIN?
PITTSBURG PROTESTERS WANT NO PART OF AMAZON HQ2 IN THEIR CITY. Amazon gentrification will create a crisis in affordable housing: https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/community-groups-say-amazon-hq2-has-no-home-in-pgh/738871752 Read more on Facebook
ITS OFFICIAL: WALMART, ASDA AND SAINSBURY WILL ALL MERGE IF REGULATORS APPROVE, with Walmart controlling 42% of the shares. The merger makes the largest grocer
WALMART’S MISTAKES IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: 0ver the years, Walmart has made a series of bad deals in places like Britain, Brazil, India and China.
WHO IS THE WORLD’S RICHEST PERSON WITH A FORTUNE VALUED AT $130.2 BILLION? Hint: He started off selling books from his garage: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2018/04/27/jeff-bezos-fortune-gains-9-billion-in-two-days-as-amazon-continues-to-soar/#11480ae22876 Read more
WALMART SUED BY FEDERAL AGENCY FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DISABLED WORKER. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has filed a lawsuit against WMT in the case of
WALMART GOBBLES UP MORE GROCERY MARKET SHARE IN BRITAIN Walmart is expected to announce next week its merger with the UK’s second largest grocer, Sainesbury,
AMAZON COST FOR PRIME RISES 20% ON MAY 11 A new Prime subscription will cost $119 a year, up from $99. Huge revenue boost for
WALMART DEAL WITH HUMANA COULD BRING MORE PEOPLE TO STORES THAT ARE SEEING FEWER SHOPPERS The same reason CVS is partnering with Aetna, or Albertson’s
On May 30th at Walmart???s 2018 Annual Meeting, shareholders will vote on a ???Request for Report on Racial or Ethnic Pay Gaps.??? A group of
SUPREME COURT HEARS HUGE SALES TAX CASE AFFECTING ONLINE SALES This week, the Supreme Court will hear the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc..
Mayor Bill Souder finally got his Home Depot. It took him two times to convince local officials to approve the huge store, but he closed
A worker’s rights group reported last week that workers at an apparel factory in Cavite, Philippines were attacked and beaten on September 27th. by city
Walmart is paying the District of Columbia $1.3 million of ???sorry money??? after the retailer ditched two planned stores in Washington???s low-income neighborhoods. The two
A jury has awarded 4 investors, and their company, Gulf Coast Investment, $1 million in actual damages, and $500,000 in expemplary damages in a lawsuit
DID WALMART INFLATE ITS ONLINE SALES NUMBERS? Walmart stock soared in recent months largely on the strength of its online sales numbers—but one former Walmart
FAMILY DOLLAR PAYS CLASS OF FEMALE STORE MANAGERS $45 MILLION IN EQUAL PAY SETTLEMENT After a 15 year lawsuit, tens of thousands of female managers
Just what Florida needs: another 700,000 s.f. of retail sprawl. That???s the equivalent of 12 football fields, plus three times as much blacktop for parking
There is only one way to make Wal-Mart sustainable: block their superstore sprawl. That???s exactly what has just happened in Miami yesterday. A federal judge
Wal-Mart opponents couldn???t be happier. A Wal-Mart spokesman this week confirmed rumors that the retailer is dropping its plans for a supercenter in this city
Eleven years after losing a City Council vote to expand their superstore in Chico, California, Wal-Mart got some help from a judge, who cleared the
They are celebrating today in Monroe and Trumbull, Connecticut. Wal-Mart announced two days ago that it is abandoning its proposal to build a superstore in
Great news from Bristol, PA. After only 14 years in business, Wal-Mart is shutting down its store in three weeks. According to the Philadelphia Business
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.