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BECAUSE OF AMZN, grocery chains like WMT & Kroger are building huge “consumer fulfillment centers.” Kroger has built a 375,000 sf warehouse, with plans for

PILL WARS: “Walmart+ Rx for less,” a new discount drug membership program, competes with Amazon Prime, which now offers members a 6-month supply Rx meds

SBA IS OPENING ITS DISASTER GRANT PROGRAM “to millions more small businesses in the coming days…(grants)were by invitation only & open only to small businesses

“AMERICA’S BILLIONAIRES avail themselves of tax-avoidance strategies beyond the reach of ordinary people…the skyrocketing value of their assets, like stock & property…are not defined by

SINCE HE WAS A KID, JEFF BEZOS WANTED TO TRAVEL TO MARS. Even though it’s known as “the red planet,” Bezos is pretty sure there

WALMART IS NOT BUILDING NEW STORES. They should “reduce investment in its store base…it has shown little appetite for reducing the size of its supercenters…focus

WALMART IS NOT BUILDING NEW STORES. They should “reduce investment in its store base…it has shown little appetite for reducing the size of its supercenters…focus

WALMART BUYS 740,000 ANDROID PHONES FOR ITS WORKERS, “to help employees locate merchandise, answer customer questions & view store metrics…view their schedules…clock in as soon

JEFF BEZOS & HIS BROTHER MARK WILL BE LAUNCHED INTO SUBORBITAL SPACE for an 11 minute flight 43 days from now, 52 years after NASA

HOUSE FOR RENT? Family with two kids, moving to Franklin county, looking for a home to rent for 3 months—or longer. If you have any

25 Y.O. FL. MAN HITS WMT CUSTOMER IN FACE WITH SHOVEL. “This is why I never shop at WMT,” says one reader. The most dangerous

PA. MAN TAKES LAWNMOWER FROM HOME DEPOT WITHOUT PAYING, “when workers tried to stop him, he pulled a gun on them.” HD has a big

AMZN’S NEW “WORKING WELL” PROGRAM, AMAZEN, gives warehouse workers “mindful practice” kiosks, workers call “despair closets,” where they can watch meditation videos, calming scenes with

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AMZN WILL LEASE 360,000 SF WAREHOUSE IN NJ MEADOWLANDS, a brownfield site off the NJ Turnpike, 7 miles to New York City & 18 million

IF YOU OWN AN ALEXA, ECHO OR RING DEVICE, you will be auto-enrolled in “Amazon Sidewalk,” a shared network, on June 8, which uses a

EVERYBODY IS BRIBING US TO GET VACCINATED. Kroger Co. is offering five $1 M giveaways & 50 free groceries-for-a-year giveaways. Poor nations can’t get enough

10,300 FEMALE EXPLOYEES OF GOOGLE have been granted class action status in a gender pay equity case first filed 4 years ago. Women say Google

57 Y.O. DISABLED BLACK MAN IN MAINE FIRED AFTER 5 YEARS AS WALMART GREETER, files racial & disability lawsuit, “seeking justice against a company that

SBA’S RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND got $28.6 B in grants—but $75 B in applications. US Senate’s Small Biz Comm. is “mulling over” more funding. Thousands of

“I AM A 20-YEAR WALMART ASSOCIATE, & I believe WMT’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has failed employees…managers have reportedly been coached to avoid disclosing

SAN ANTONIO “man walked into the Home Depot store…& threatened the employees with a weapon as he stole store items.The man left the scene in

“46.44% OF WMT’S HOURLY WORKERS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR,” says Shareholder resolution. WMT’s starting wage of $11/hr. “is below many competitors’ $15 min. wage…extra pandemic

AMZN’S NEW “DOUBLE HELIX” HQ2 BUILDING, “from the geometry of our own DNA,” like a hike in the Blue Ridge Mtns. Looks more like a

TEXAS MAN FOUND LIVING IN WALMART AIR DUCT. WMT considers putting Greeters at all store air ducts. Will Waltons offer him lunch at their art

“RICH DUDES like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos are raking in billions by union-busting & screwing over the men & women who make it all possible.” —PA.

WALMART says it’s letting “vaccinated customers… shop without a mask…we will..request that non-vaccinated customers…wear face coverings in our stores.” A virus honor system is a

WALMART & GAP ARE UNLIKELY PARTNERS: the former has zero fashion sense, the latter is “struggling to stay relevant.” I wouldn’t bring home anything from

LATEST VOLLEY IN STREAMING WARS: AMAZN BUYS MGM for $8.45 B. You have to be “a giant — or part of a giant — in

OF COURSE THEY BLOCKED AN INDEPENDENT PROBE OF THE JAN. 6TH. INSURRECTION. It’s what you do when you have nothing to gain from the truth.

OF COURSE THEY BLOCKED AN INDEPENDENT PROBE OF THE JAN. 6TH. INSURRECTION. It’s what you do when you have nothing to gain from the truth.

IN 2021, ABOUT 25% OF SHOPPERS GOT ALL OR MORE THAN 1/2 OF THEIR GROCERIES ONLINE—but 75% got less than 1/2 to almost none of

“AMZN DOES NOT DISCLOSE how much plastic packaging it uses but is believed to be one of the largest corporate users of plastic packaging, which

7 NOOSES SHUT DOWN AMZN WAREHOUSE SITE IN CT. “It’s a hate crime,” local official says. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/nyregion/amazon-nooses-connecticut.html Read more on Facebook

D.C. SUES AMZN: “Illegally Used & Maintained its Monopoly Power, Raising Prices for Consumers & Stifling Competition in Online Retail Sales by Imposing Restrictive Agreements

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MEAL DELIVERY GIANTS LIKE DOORDASH, UBER EATS & GRUBHUB are starving restaurants, but local delivery & co-op delivery services are feeding the local economy. Special

53% OF SMALL BIZ say they’re “committed to advocating for social change through their biz, & 31% say recent social justice issues have impacted their

AMAZON’S ULTRAFAST SHOPPING experience [Prime Now]” is moving to Amazon’s website, “to create a shopping experience that isn’t just convenient—it’s magic.” Houdini’s warehouses magically destroys

WALMART EMPLOYEES “LOOKED ON IN SHOCK” as customer chaos erupts over Pokémon trading cards. Feeding frenzy. https://hypebeast.com/2021/5/walmart-pokemon-tcg-cards-customer-chaos-video Read more on Facebook

NYC GIG DRIVERS grapple with a bill that allows “sectoral bargaining” — but doesn’t make workers employees entitled to benefits. Some labor activists say a

UBER & LYFT DRIVERS face fatal risks that are 1.1 and 2.6 times the fatality rate for police officers & firefighters…[we need] workers’ compensation &

AMZN SHAREHOLDERS WANT “a racial equity audit.” “AMZN’s disproportionately Black & Latino warehouse workers are paid low wages & exposed to dangerous working conditions, including

SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION: “AMZN’s surveillance technologies perpetuate…systemic racism.” ICE & police partnerships “threaten civil rights & civil liberties…releasing surveillance products…with civil liberties concerns.” See p. 25

AMZN SERVED WITH 5 NEW RACIAL/GENDER LAWSUITS. Amazon says it has a “diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.” Except for the people who work there. https://whbl.com/2021/05/19/amazon-com-faces-five-new-racial-gender-bias-lawsuits/

“Half of all Canadians have a [food]delivery app on their phone…high commission fees charged by 3rd-party-delivery apps [like Uber Eats & DoorDash] were worsening an

RESIDENTS IN SCHODACK, NY LOST A LEGAL BATTLE to block huge AMZN warehouse. A 2nd AMZN “warehouse, 24/7 middle-mile truck terminal for 18 wheelers” was