WALMART SUES DOJ OVER OPIOID Rx ABUSE BEFORE DOJ CAN FILE “UNJUSTIFIABLE LAWSUI…
WALMART SUES DOJ OVER OPIOID Rx ABUSE BEFORE DOJ CAN FILE “UNJUSTIFIABLE LAWSUIT” AGAINST THEM. “There is no federal law requiring pharmacists to interfere in
WALMART SUES DOJ OVER OPIOID Rx ABUSE BEFORE DOJ CAN FILE “UNJUSTIFIABLE LAWSUIT” AGAINST THEM. “There is no federal law requiring pharmacists to interfere in
HOME DEPOT’S LANGONE SAYS BIDEN TAX PLAN WILL PUT THE MIDDLE CLASS “IN PERIL.” Biden wants higher taxes on the rich, closing loopholes that favor
WALMART FINALLY REALIZED IT COULD BE LIKE AMAZON AND SELL ADVERTISING ON ITS WEBSITE & INSIDE 4,700 STORES. WALMART MEDIA GROUP had $1 B in
WALMART WORKING ON DELIVERY DRONES THAT CARRY 7 LB PACKAGES, lower items to the ground from 80 ft. in the air, travel at 32 MPH.
CITIZENS IN MAINE SMALL TOWN SUE TO BLOCK DUNKIN DONUTS IN A HISTORIC VILLAGE DISTRICT. DD detracts from the “existing residential character of the neighborhood.”
AMAZON OFFERS FREE 1 HOUR CURBSIDE PICKUP FOR PRIME MEMBERS AT ALL 487 WHOLE FOODS IN U.S. Orders must be over $35–which is easy to
THE LAST GOVT. ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST BIG TECH (MICROSOFT) TOOK 9 YEARS TO SETTLE. So don’t sell your Alphabet stock just yet. It could keep
DOJ FILES 64-PAGE ANTI-TRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE for “unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, & general search text advertising…”Google
FAKE PRESIDENT. FAKE NEWS. Why not FAKE REVIEWS? 42% of reviews on Amazon are fake, bogus, unreliable. https://triblive.com/business/amazon-fake-reviews-reach-holiday-season-levels-during-pandemic/ Read more on Facebook
AMAZON DOESN’T ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST PRICE. On the left is Thai Tea on Amazon for $11.39. I bought the identical tea for $3.99 at
WALMART WAS SO HUNGRY FOR COVID 19 STIMULUS CHECKS IT BEGAN LAST APRIL TO “HELP” AMERICANS DIRECT DEPOSIT THEIR CHECKS BY PUTTING $500 MIN. INTO
SBA PROMISES “FEWER CALCULATIONS & LESS DOCUMENTATION” FOR SMALL BIZ SEEKING FORGIVENESS FROM THEIR PPP LOANS. If your loan was $50 K or <, you
27 YEARS AGO TODAY, OCT 19, 1993, THE VOTERS OF GREENFIELD, MA VOTED IN A REFERENDUM TO KEEP WALMART OUT. Many people who moved to
WE SEE THE AMAZON DELIVERY VAN ON OUR STREET—but behind that “last mile” van is a carbon-heavy global network of container ships, cargo jets, &
TO AVOID BLACK FRIDAY CROWDS, WALMART IS SPREADING IT OVER 3 WEEKENDS IN NOV. But if Black shoppers skip Walmart—there will be no crowds. This
TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO SEND $66 BILLION TO 33 MILLION SENIORS ON MEDICARE. Has there ever been a larger political bribe? And will Medicare
WALMART WANTS MORE GOVT. STIMULUS CHECKS. “There are Americans that need them, that don’t really care about politics, aren’t really tied up in this election
UBER’S DRIVERLESS SUV RAN DOWN A PEDESTRIAN 2 YEARS AGO, BUT GM & GOOGLE SELF-DRIVING CARS COMING SOON TO CALIF. STREETS. https://apnews.com/article/travel-california-san-francisco-763e66a9fee0228c780d629c56cc4e27 Read more on
COSTCO CEO SLIPS INTO CANADA WITHOUT COVID 19 QUARANTINE, skipping 2-week isolation. Govt. calls visit “mistake” & Costco VIPs shouldn’t have been allowed into Canada.
TRUMP STOPS CLOCK ON TIK TOK/ORACLE/WALMART DEAL UNTIL AFTER ELECTION. “National security concerns” still an issue. WMT stock could take a hit if ByteDance music
THIS IS WHAT I LOOKED LIKE IN 1993 WHEN I FIRST AGREED TO FIGHT WALMART IN GREENFIELD, MASS. AND HERE I AM TODAY AS AN
AN EPIDEMIC OF COVID-RELATED WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUITS FILED: 177 LAWSUITS IN 29 STATES. A Walmart worker in New Jersey says she was fired for reporting covid
GREENFIELD,MA. 50 residents filed a request to reinstate the need for a special permit if your neighbor proposes to build a 2nd home on a
FED JUDGE IN WA. DENIES AMZN DRIVER’S ATTEMPT TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON OVERTIME PAY VIOLATIONS—even though such lawsuits have been filed by
WISCONSIN SAYS FOXCONN HAS FAILED TO MEET ITS JOB QUOTAS, & will not receive any state tax credits —unless it renegotiates its contract. This is
REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS SAY BIG TECH ANTI-TRUST RECOMMENDATIONS ARE “A NONSTARTER FOR CONSERVATIVES.” Rep. Ken Buck prefers “targeted antitrust enforcement over onerous & burdensome regulation
ARTHUR BLANK, COFOUNDER OF HOME DEPOT, SAYS IN HIS NEW BOOK, you can judge the value of your culture by asking your associates "Is this
TRUMP FAILED TO GET DRUG MAKERS TO SEND $100 CASH CARDS TO SENIORS BEFORE NOV ELECTION, so he said he would mail $200 gift cards
THE VIOLENCE NEVER STOPS AT WALMART: “A few seconds later the one guy took out a gun and just started firing.” Walmart: the most dangerous
WALMART CANADA HIRING 10,000 MORE UNDERPAID WORKERS. “Walmart is all about people. It’s our people who make Walmart special.” So they pay them especially low
THERE ARE 2.3 M INDEPENDENT SELLERS ON AMAZON.They pay subscription fees, listing fees, referral fees, closing fees, fulfillment fees, & advertising fees. $32 B in
450 PAGE DEM. REPORT OF HOUSE JUDICIARY ANTITRUST SUBCOMM. RECOMMENDS FOR AMZN “prohibiting dominant platforms from engaging in self- preferencing, & requiring them to offer
AMAZON TIPS FBI TO ARREST FORMER EMPLOYER for committing fraud, “issuing refunds to himself & his associates for products ordered on Amazon.” https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/05/feds-arrest-former-amazon-employee-after-company-reported-him-to-fbi-for-fraud/ Read more
WALMART SHIFTS FROM BANANAS TO BLOOD PRESSURE, with 7 health clinics, Medicare D plans with Humana, and by 2021, Medicare Advantage plans. With the high
AMAZON PRIME DAY(S) START 4 DAYS FROM TODAY. HERE’S AN EXHAUSTIVE DATABASE OF AMZN’S WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK BY COUNTRY AND, IN THE US, BY STATE,
“IN LATE 2014, AMZN launched a rapid build-out of a distribution network…of smaller footprint urban distribution buildings…close to the centers of large metro cities…stocked with
HOUSE JUDICIARY ANTITRUST SUBCOMM. SAYS APPLE, GOOGLE, AMAZON & FACEBOOK WIELD MONOPOLY POWER. DEMOCRATS RECOMMEND “STRUCTURAL SEPARATIONS & prohibitions of certain dominant platforms from operating
WALMART’S BREXIT: DUMPING ITS MAJORITY SHARE IN UK’S ASDA GROCERY CHAIN. “ASDA has been losing market share in the U.K. in recent years, making it
PETITION TO “BREAK UP AMAZON.” “A monopoly like Amazon narrows our options for how, & from whom, we can buy what we need, because they
WALMART STILL HAS MAJOR FLAWS: “Its failure to succeed in Europe & most of Asia, its distant place in the digital world , & its
PENSION FUNDS GET COURT SUPPORT TO FORCE WALMART TO DISCLOSE FILES RELATED TO MISHANDLING OF EXCESSIVE OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-10-05/walmart-ordered-to-turn-over-files-in-opioid-mishandling-case Read more on Facebook
1 WEEK FROM TODAY, 2 DAY AMZN PRIME DAY BEGINS. emarketer predicts that Prime Day will generate $9.9 B in sales globally, including $6.2 B
BANK OF AMERICA LOVES WALMART STOCK, its “seamless omni-channel strategy…dominant US store footprint…localized same-day fulfillment advantages vs. AMZN…the launch of Walmart+…growing digital traffic…unmatched customer base.”
AMAZON HAS SUCH A WORLD CLASS COVID TESTING PROGRAM—THEY DISCOVERED NEARLY 20,000 OF THEIR WORKERS HAVE COVID! https://blog.aboutamazon.com/operations/update-on-covid-19-testing Read more on Facebook
OHIO SUPREME COURT RULES AMAZON NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH OF 18 YR. OLD WHO DIED AFTER INGESTING CAFFEINE POWDER PURCHASED ON AMZN. Under Ohio’s “Stone
THIS IS ONE DOCUMENTARY YOU WON’T SEE ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/secret-covid-19-documentary-totally-192808712.html Read more on Facebook
WALMART ADDING “A COMPLETELY NEW LOOK…A SLEEK DESIGN AESTHETIC…an instant omni-shopping experience in the customer’s mind,” & contactless checkout, to 1,000 stores. Now you can
NY TIMES REPORTER BASED IN UK: “Both my sons need new shoes, which we’ll probably buy online. Like everybody, I like the convenience. I’m also
AMAZON’S NEW CLIMATE PLEDGE FRIENDLY, “a simple way for customers to discover more sustainable products that help preserve the natural world,” says Jeff Bezos. Like
THIS IS THE UNRULY CHILD WHO HAD A TANTRUM LAST NIGHT ON NATIONAL TV THAT LASTED A SOLID 90 MINUTES. Read more on Facebook
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.