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
WALMART CANADA HAS ORDERED 130 TESLA ELECTRIC SEMI TRUCKS, wants all trucks on alternative power by 2028. AMZN has ordered 100,000 Rivian electric delivery trucks,
IS IT FAIR TO EXPECT THIS MAN TO TAKE CARE OF THE HEALTH OF A NATION—WHEN HE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN HEALTH? Read
UNMASKED: “I think masks are okay…I mean, I have a mask right here. I put a mask on when I think I need it. Tonight,
SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH OF WALMART +, 89% OF AMERICANS POLLED HAVE NOT BECOME MEMERS, & ONLY 5% ARE IMPRESSED BY THE PRICING DIFFERENCE. Walmart
AS I WROTE YESTERDAY, WALMART HAS SOLD ITS UK GROCERY CHAIN FOR $8.8B, OR $2.3B < IT PAID FOR ASDA IN 1999, & will take
THIS IS THE UNRULY CHILD WHO HAD A TANTRUM LAST NIGHT ON NATIONAL TV THAT LASTED A SOLID 90 MINUTES. Read more on Facebook
BREXIT: WALMART TRIES AGAIN TO SELL ITS OWNERSHIP IN BRIT GROCERY CHAIN ASDA, selling it after 21 years for less than it was valued in
THIS PROPUBLICA PIECE IS ABOUT HOW TRUMP OFFICIALS SAVED WALMART FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OVER OPIOIDS. “Walmart’s behavior in dispensing opioid medication in the middle of
GROUP URGES SHOPPERS TO TELL HOME DEPOT & LOWE’S TO STOP SELLING CANCER-LINKED ROUNDUP WEED/HUMAN KILLER. https://www.google.com/url… Read more on Facebook
AMAZON ADDS A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS ALEXA TO “JOIN THE CONVERSATION” and “be able to weigh in throughout a multi-person discussion.” Or, you can not
STATE REP CANDIDATE IN HAWAII SAYS State destroyed “the livelihood of many of our residents. While large companies (Walmart, Target, Home Depot & grocery chains)
WALMART IS “SHOCKED & SADDENED” BY A FATAL SHOOTING INSIDE A MIAMI-DADE STORE, argument over social distancing. Walmart: still the most dangerous place in America
WALMART UPS ITS MASSIVE INVESTMENT TO 82% IN INDIA’s FLIPKART. If it goes public next year, “Walmart stands to make a fortune out of it.”
AMAZON SCORES #1 AGAIN IN CUSTOMER LOYALTY SURVEY. Home Depot (8); Nike (12); Trader Joe’s (19); Ebay (22); Whole Foods (23); Zappos (25);Sephora (33); Costco
AMAZON UNVEILS INDOOR DRONE, “autonomous security camera…flies to pre-selected locations so you can easily check on your home…the motors even hum when in flight —
PA. WOMAN PARTIALLY BLINDED BY A RETRACTABLE DOG LEASH SOLD BY 3RD PARTY SELLER ON AMAZON IN 2015, DROPS LAWSUIT AFTER MAKING UNDISCLOSED DEAL WITH
IN 20 YEARS WALMART PROMISES TO “DECARBONIZE GLOBAL OPERATIONS. “ In the meantime, it’s a dirty company with an 8,000 mile, environmentally filthy supply chain.
IS WALMART + REALLY A MINUS? It “isn’t as encompassing as Amazon in what range of products it carries, so you’d be stuck with whatever
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS LAWSUIT AGAINST HOME DEPOT’S 401K PLAN. Plaintiffs assert HD chose poorly performing funds, charged employees unreasonable fees, turned a blind eye
FED JUDGE MAY DISMISS LAWSUIT AGAINST HOME DEPOT OVER INSUFFICIENT WARNING LABEL ON HERBICIDE ROUND UP, which is linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The plaintiff was
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOC SAYS 100,000 RESTAURANTS HAVE CLOSED in the U.S. —1 in 6 gone, 3 M jobs lost.Their Blueprint for Restaurant Survival seeks $120
EAT OUT TO HELP OUT: Restaurants Canada, with 30,000 restaurant, bar & caterer members, wants the govt. to fund a discount on customer meals. By
TIK TOK DISPUTES ORACLE & WALMART CLAIM THAT TIK TOK GLOBAL WILL BE AN AMERICAN COMPANY. It will be 80% Chinese-owned. Oracle will own 12.5%,
WALMART BOUGHT A SHARE OF 1 MILLION TIK TOK USERS TO SELL TO, SO ITS STARTING A CLOTHING FASHION(?)LINE.WMT fashion never clicks. Modcloth, Bonobos failed.
YOUNGER CONSUMERS MORE WORRIED ABOUT PAYING BILLS DURING COVID PANDEMIC. 51% of 18 to 34 olds said they’re concerned about paying rent/mortgage in next few
PANDEMIC HAS REDUCED BUYING BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS—but “upper-income consumers have made the biggest spending cuts. Consumers across income brackets have put major purchases on hold…
TELL CONGRESS THEY HAVE THE POWER TO BLOCK DONALD TRUMP FROM DRAINING SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS. They can use the Congressional Review Act, to intervene
THERE ARE ENOUGH SENATORS ON THE RECORD HERE TO DELAY THE VOTE ON A NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICE UNTIL A NEW PRESIDENT NOMINATES A CANDIDATE:
TIK TOK BECOMES WALMARTIZED . TO PLEASE TRUMP, TikTok is creating a new company, TikTok Global. Oracle & Walmart will jointly acquire 20% of the
WHERE I LIVE, 82% OF THE COVID DEATHS WERE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN A NURSING FACILITY. WILL IT TAKE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO BREAK THE
NEWSFLASH! THE WASHINGTON POST & BLOOMBERG NOTICE THAT WALMART & AMAZON ARE STEALING EACH OTHER’S BUSINESS PLAN. “The two are becoming more like one other.”
WALMART GIVES RAISES TO SOME WORKERS—BUT LEAVES OUT 89% OF THEM. IF YOU’RE GOING TO COMPETE WITH AMAZON, YOU HAVE TO MATCH AMAZON WAGES. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/business/walmart-pay-raise.html
UGLY FIST FIGHT AT FLORIDA WALMART OVER PARKING SPACE. WMT USED TO HAVE A BUMPERSTICKER WHICH READ: ‘Outta my way I’m shopping at Walmart.’ https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/09/16/victim-tells-horrifying-details-about-beating-over-parking-space-at-walmart/
DURING GEORGE FLOYD RIOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, A TARGET STORE WAS HEAVILY LOOTED. NOW THE STORE MANAGER SAYS: “We want the…community to view this store as
TO GIVE CUSTOMERS NEXT DAY DELIVERY, AMAZON AIR HAS BOUGHT 70 BOEING CARGO PLANES, HIRED 5 CONTRACTORS TO FLY THEM, & OPENED MAJOR HUBS IN
TO ACHIEVE SAME DAY DELIVERY, AMZN WANTS TO BUILD 1,500 MORE WAREHOUSES “and swarms of blue vans in neighborhoods…The goal is to creep closer to
I WAS STUNNED WHEN THE NYPD POLICE UNION ENDORSED DONALD TRUMP IN A RANT AT THE GOP CONVENTION. Watch this short video about a new
BYTEDANCE WILL MAKE ORACLE A MINORITY INVESTOR IN TIK TOK. CHINESE-OWNED BYTEDANCE WILL BE MAJORITY OWNER OF THE US-BASED FIRM. Oracle Execs, like Larry Ellison,
